Contemporary Approaches to Renal Vessels Disorders: Updates and Management Strategies

In the last five years, there have been published novelties related to the management (e.g., diagnosis, drug treatment, minimally invasive interventional or surgical treatment) of renal vascular diseases or their consequences (e.g., arterial hypertension). In this volume we have added a chapter on the usefulness of knowledge of anatomy and anatomical variants in endovascular therapies or renal transplantation. We also presented an updated approach on paraclinical diagnostic techniques of the various renal vessels pathologies.

This book offers current protocols for treating renal artery or vein thrombosis, using (or not) combinations of the new antithrombotics.

As new data emerged concerning percutaneous interventions for renal artery stenosis, we comprehensively analyze published clinical trials to highlight the role of transcatheter renal artery stenting in contemporary cohorts of patients.

Given the recent news regarding theupdated techniques and the evidence supporting the indications of renal denervation in resistant hypertension, this volume dedicates three chapters to the new devices, indications from 2023, and extra-hypertensive uses of RDN.

Adrian COVIC

University Professor, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa" Iasi

Vice-Rector "Scientific Research" - UMF "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi

Fellow - Royal College of Physicians, London (2007 - present)

Fellow – Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh

(2018 – present) Fellow – European Society of Cardiology (2016 – present)

Fellow – European Renal Association (2011 – present)

Primary physician Internal Medicine, primary

physician Nephrology Renal Transplant Coordinator, Hospital "Dr. C.I. Parhon" Iasi

Doctor of Medical Sciences

Member of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Corresponding Member of the Academy of Scientists from Romania

Prof. Covic began his clinical and research work as a fellow in Nephrology in Manchester and Amiens. He later conducted clinical research at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio. He received a PhD, on: "Cardiovascular abnormalities and determinants of chronic renal failure" in 1997. Since 2007, he is FRCP (London) and became a member of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences in 2009 and in 2018 FRCP (Edin.). He is also a fellow of ERA EDTA (FERA) and a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC).

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Prof. Covic is a professor of nephrology and internal medicine at the "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, director of the Clinical Nephrology and Dialysis and Transplantation center in Iasi, Romania. In the past, he held the position of president of the Romanian Society of Nephrology and secretary-treasurer of ERA-EDTA, published more than 450 original and review papers in peer-reviewed journals, 16 books and 22 chapters, the current Hirsch index it is 48.​

He is Editor-in-Chief (Nephrology) for the International Journal of Urology and Nephrology and editor/reviewer for several prestigious journals. Prof. Covic is vice-rector (research) of the University of Medicine "Gr. T. POPA ”Iași, Romania and member of the board of directors of KDIGO, ERBP and ERA-EDTA working groups - EURECAM and EUDIAL, organized several European regional educational courses under the auspices of ERA EDTA and ISN. For one term, he was president of ISN / COMGAN Eastern Europe.​

Alexandru BURLACU 

Medical Director, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute - Iasi

Member of the ESC Working Group on Thrombosis & WG of e-Cardiology

Associate Professor at University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa" Iasi

Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC); 

- > 18 years in interventional cardiology field;

- Associate Professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa” Iasi, Romania;

- he teaches Artificial Intelligence in Medicine – introductory Course;

- his researchand publishing field is at the crossroad of cardiology and nephrology (e.g., using complex antithrombotic therapies in ESKD patients, in

various cardiovascular settings: PCI, Afib, ACS, CCSs);

- Degree in Public Health Administration & experience in Government Health Administration