Vol 67, No 6 (2009)
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Case report
Renal hypertension. A case report – therapeutic dilemmas

Arkadiusz Derkacz, Maciej Podgórski, Rafał Poręba, Kinga Belowska-Bień, Katarzyna Gruber, Joanna Słonina, Andrzej Szuba, Ryszard Andrzejak
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.80121
Kardiol Pol 2009;67(6):663-665.

Abstract

Hypertension associated with fibromuscular dysplasia of renal artery is the most common form of secondary hypertension among young patients. In this article we present a case of a 27-year-old patient, with drug-resistant hypertension. Stenosis of right renal artery and small right kidney were found on ultrasonography, angio-CT and angiography. There was no sign of renal atrophy therefore we performed percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. After the procedure we observed a decrease in blood pressure and no need to use hypertensive medication. Diagnosis and treatment of this condition are discussed.

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