Fibromuscular dysplasia--a rare cause of renovascular hypertension. Case study and overview of the literature data.
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity and may constitute a treatable cause of secondary hypertension. Fibromuscular dysplasia is frequently affecting children as the main cause of RAS, but is very rare in adults. We present the case of a 19-year-old overweight patient, with no known pathological conditions in her medical history or family background, admitted for severe, pulsing headaches during the past 3 months and increased blood pressure (BP) values for about a month (maximum BP 220/140 mmHg). The initial clinical exam and first-line imagistic methods did not provide a high suspicion for RAS. However, the invasive methods established the diagnosis of right renal artery medial dysplasia. Balloon angioplasty was the treatment of choice.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: O Geavlete, C Călin, M Croitoru, I Lupescu, C Ginghină
Language: English
Subfield: Nephrology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1821876271