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POST TRAUMATIC RENAL HYPERTENSION
Author(s) -
ABRAMSON M.,
GEE D.,
JACKSON B.,
JOHNSTON C. I.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1983.tb04656.x
Subject(s) - medicine , captopril , blood pressure , angiotensin converting enzyme , renal injury , kidney , intensive care medicine
Two cases of hypertension following renal trauma are reported. In both cases, blood pressure was controlled with captopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. Mechanisms of hypertension following renal trauma are reviewed and the place of medical or surgical management discussed.