Use of decision analysis in a complicated case of renovascular hypertension.

OVER the past 15 years, clinical decision analysis has become an important tool in approaching difficult medical problems.It has aided clinicians in making decisions not only for individual patients but also for groups of patients with common clinical problems. Oftentimes, the analysis has provided a perspective different from the clinical judgment of the physicians involved in the care of certain patients. The field of renovascular hypertension has also undergone tremendous growth and change over the past few years.Decision making regarding the optimal therapy for patients with renovascular disease has been hampered by the lack of controlled