OBJECTIVE: To report on @entity2791 presenting as @entity712 . DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: Tertiary referral centre. @entity1 : Nine @entity101 subjects (five male, four female) seen in the blood pressure unit, St George's Hospital, between 1991 and 1997 with clinical signs and symptoms of @entity712 but without overt @entity301 . Mean (SEM) age was 67 (3) years. Eight @entity1 had renal artery revascularisation with percutaneous angioplasty and one had surgery. RESULTS: Renal revascularisation was followed by a large fall in blood pressure from 191/94 (7/3) to 150/75 (8/5) mm Hg two days after intervention (p < 0.01). There was also a large natriuresis and @entity353 . One week after revascularisation there was a mean loss in weight of 3.8 (0.6) kg. The largest fall in weight was seen in those @entity1 with @entity850 in a single functioning kidney. Furthermore, plasma atrial natriuretic factor fell from 120 (28) to 48 (9) pg/ml (p < 0.05; n = 6; normal value = 8.6 (0.8) pg/ml), and serum @entity1011 fell from 200 (37) to 140 (11) micromol/l (p < 0. 025). The clinical signs and symptoms of @entity712 resolved and the diuretics were then withdrawn in all @entity1 . On long term follow up, @entity1 remained free from symptoms and signs of @entity712 and the blood pressure was better controlled. CONCLUSIONS: In @entity101 @entity1 with symptoms and signs of @entity712 who do not have obvious @entity299 , @entity2791 should be considered as a possible underlying cause. Relief of the @entity850 can result in resolution of the apparent @entity712 .

"Apparent" XXXX : a syndrome caused by @entity2791 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['congestive heart failure', 'congestive cardiac failure', 'heart failure'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertensive'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight reduction'] @entity301 :: ('MESH:D003327', 'Disease') :: ['coronary or valvar heart disease'] @entity2791 :: ('MESH:D012078', 'Disease') :: ['renal artery stenosis'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['ischaemic or valvar heart disease'] @entity1011 :: ('MESH:D003404', 'Chemical') :: ['creatinine'] @entity850 :: ('MESH:D003251', 'Disease') :: ['stenosis']
@entity712 :: (MESH:D006333,Disease) :: ['heart failure']
