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Hardening of the KIDNEY due to infiltration by fibrous connective tissue (FIBROSIS), usually caused by renovascular diseases or chronic HYPERTENSION. Nephrosclerosis leads to renal ISCHEMIA.
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- Nephroscleroses
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- National Library of Medicine. Nephrosclerosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009400. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009400
- Nephrosclerosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertensive_kidney_disease
- Nephrosclerosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1434446