Hardening of structures within the kidney; generally associated with hypertension and disease of the renal arterioles.
A kidney disease due to vascular change.
Hardening of the vessels (arteries) of the kidney.
A process that results in the replacement of healthy kidney structures by scar tissue. Nephrosclerosis is caused by hardening of the small arteries that supply the kidneys with blood. It is usually associated with chronically elevated high blood pressure. Nephrosclerosis can cause abnormalities such as excess albumin and white or red blood cells in the urine.
Hardening of the arteries and arterioles of the kidneys. Arteriolar nephrosclerosis is associated with hypertension.
The stiffening of arterioles and arteries within the kidney often occurs due to atherosclerosis, which involves the accumulation of fatty substances within blood vessels.
Kidney involvement in a vascular disease, which can result from either the hardening of the kidney arteries or the general hardening of arteries throughout the body, leading to disruptions in kidney function. This condition presents clinical symptoms identical to those of chronic nephritis, along with elevated blood pressure. There are different classifications of nephrosclerosis associated with conditions like arteriosclerotic kidney, ischemic nephritis, malignant hypertension, chronic interstitial nephritis, and red granular kidney. The eventual outcome can be kidney failure, heart failure, or a combination of both, along with other complications arising from high blood pressure.