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Renal Artery Fibromuscular Dysplasia Is a Cause of Refractory Hypertension in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Aqel Raed,
AlJaroudi Wael W.,
Hage Fadi G.,
Nanda Navin C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00802.x
Subject(s) - fibromuscular dysplasia , medicine , refractory (planetary science) , renal artery , cardiology , renovascular hypertension , disease , blood pressure , kidney , physics , astrobiology
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is predominantly a disease of younger women, but it can occur and cause refractory hypertension in the elderly. We present here classic angiographic and intravascular ultrasound images of FMD in a 70‐year‐old woman with refractory hypertension. Renal artery FMD should be included in the differential diagnosis of refractory hypertension even in older patients since recognizing and treating this condition will add favorably to the outcome of these patients.