A case of refractory hypertension in young age

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is most common cause of secondary hypertension and accounts for approximately 1–3% of all causes of hypertension. Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is important cause of RAS in young patients. Various therapeutic options are currently available for patients with renovascular...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bangladesh critical care journal 2018-10, Vol.6 (2), p.102-104
Hauptverfasser: Mallick, Uzzwal Kumar, Asaduzzaman, Mohammad, Azam, Silfat, Hoque, Md Shamsul, Kabir, Masud, Mumtaz, Farhana, Raihan, Rafat, Hossain, Sakhawat, Hoque, Kazi Ikramul
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Zusammenfassung:Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is most common cause of secondary hypertension and accounts for approximately 1–3% of all causes of hypertension. Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is important cause of RAS in young patients. Various therapeutic options are currently available for patients with renovascular hypertension: medical antihypertensive therapy, surgical revascularisation and transluminal angioplasty including stent implantation. We present in this report a female patient with left renal artery & left renal atrophy and segmental marked stenosis of supra renal aorta who presented with hypertensive encephalopathy & viral meningitis. Patient was successfully treated with antiviral agent.Bangladesh Crit Care J September 2018; 6(2): 102-104
ISSN:2304-0009
2307-7654
DOI:10.3329/bccj.v6i2.38588