Open AccessResistant hypertension in atherosclerotic renovascular disease
Author(s) -
Albino Claudio Bosio,
Flavio Cerrato,
Claudio Pascale
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical management issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2283-3137
pISSN - 1973-4832
DOI - 10.7175/cmi.v4i3s.1147
Subject(s) - medicine , renovascular hypertension , angioplasty , cardiology , renal artery stenosis , stenosis , renal artery obstruction , renal artery , disease , medical therapy , secondary hypertension , intensive care medicine , kidney , blood pressure
Resistant hypertension requires careful evaluation for cause assessment. In this report we present a case of renovascular hypertension due to atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis, with particular regard for diagnostic options and therapeutic strategies (medical therapy versus endovascular angioplasty). This case underlines the importance of an adequate evaluation of the patient’s characteristics (i.e age and comorbidities) in order to choose the right strategy.