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Renal artery stenosis in a young female patient with severe hypertension - a case report
Author(s) -
Giuliano De Stefano,
Federica De Pisapia,
Giovanni Albano,
Maria Immacolata Ar,
Giovanni Esposito,
Giovanni de Simone,
Nicola De Luca,
Costantino Mancusi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
italian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.134
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1877-9352
pISSN - 1877-9344
DOI - 10.4081/itjm.2019.1143
Subject(s) - medicine , secondary hypertension , renal artery stenosis , stenosis , renal artery , cardiology , renal artery obstruction , stent , artery , surgery , kidney , blood pressure
Renal artery stenosis is a frequent cause of secondary hypertension, but the diagnostic and therapeutic management of these hypertensive patients is controversial. We report a case of secondary hypertension due to renal artery stenosis, treated with the implantation of a drug-eluting stent.

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