[Renal fibromuscular dysplasia and hypertension]

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2019 Feb 19;139(4). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0226. Print 2019 Feb 26.
[Article in Norwegian]

Abstract

Fibromuscular dysplasia affects the muscles of small and medium-sized arteries. The aetiology of the condition is unknown; it is most frequently seen in middle-aged women, but can affect both sexes at any age. Hypertension is the most common clinical manifestation when the renal arteries are affected. The diagnosis is made based on clinical suspicion and specific angiographic findings. The treatment is aimed at normalisation of blood pressure with the aid of drugs or through revacularisation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia / complications*
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia / diagnosis
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia / diagnostic imaging
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / etiology*
  • Hypertension / therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Renal Artery / anatomy & histology
  • Renal Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Renal Artery / pathology*