ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim was to examine the influence of statin therapy on the natural history of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (RAS). METHODS: Our hospital atherosclerotic renovascular disease (ARVD) database was analysed for patients who underwent repeat renal angiography during clinical follow-up. Patients with >or=1 RAS lesion and >or=4 months between baseline and repeat renal angiography were analysed. 79 patients were included. Baseline renal arterial anatomy was classified as normal,