Hypertension as Related to Renal Ischemia

Prolonged Infusions of Angiotensin II and Norepinephrine and Blood Pressure, Electrolyte Balance, and Aldosterone and Cortisol Secretion in Normal Man and in Cirrhosis with Ascites*

“…In this condition one group has consistently found increased angiotensin release from the damaged kidney. Usually there was no attendant evidence of hyperaldosteronism (39). The amounts of angiotensin released by these patients might conceivably suffice to maintain hypertension (after sodium retention had been induced) without being sufficient to also maintain aldosteronism.…”

Preliminary Communications: Angiotensin and Reno-portal Anastomosis

“…Problems of surgical technique would be considerable, particularly with leftsided lesions, although the splenic vein might be utilized, and low flow rates in the renal vein might render the anastomosis likely to thrombose. Present efforts to predict the results of more conventional surgery by angiotensin assay (Howard, 1964) or response to angiotensin infusion may prove more fruitful, but reno-portal anastomosis warrants further experimental work.…”