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Edited by A.C. Novick, with J. Scoble and G. Hamilton. 539 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1996. $75. ISBN 0-7020-1814-7.

This comprehensive review of renal vascular hypertension in children and adults deals with the various disorders whose final common pathway is renal vascular hypertension. Of particular interest is the account of the pathology and pathophysiology of atherosclerosis, fibrodysplasia, and Takayasu's arteritis. The latest diagnostic and imaging methods are detailed, with a firm description of the physiology that justifies their use. The book gives a thoughtful account of the pros and cons of screening and practical recommendations for the clinician.

The section on atherosclerotic ischemic renal disease emphasizes the risk of end-stage renal disease. This subject is important, but it all . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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