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Renal Artery

Kidney Health Care - David Mangusan Jr., PTRP

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Illustration of the kidneys showing the renal arteries.

The renal arteries are blood vessels that carry blood to the kidneys. They directly branch off from the abdominal aorta. The aorta is the largest artery of the body and is the main blood vessel from the heart that supplies blood to most of the body’s organs.

Sometimes, plaque or cholesterol deposits stick in the inner wall of the artery. This causes the artery to become narrowed, a condition called renal artery stenosis.

Source: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). NIH Publication No. 07–6020, May 2007

Image Credit: NIDDK Image Library

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