Nikolas
Created page with "'''Ischaemic nephropathy''' can be difficult to define, but it most frequently refers to progressive kidney function loss due to atherosclerosis of the renal artery, called renal artery stenosis. Narrowing of the renal artery decreases the renal perfusion pressure and renal blood flow, decreasing the <abbr>GFR</abbr>. If the narrowing becomes significant (~70%), cortical hypoxia occurs as well, causing loss of glomeruli and progressive loss of kidney function. == C..."