Refractory hypertension due to the presence of additional renal arteries?
Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Jacek Rysz, Mariusz Stępień, Maciej Banach
Med Sci Tech 2011; 52(3-4): CR139-141
ID: 882245
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Published: 2012-01-11
Background: Variations in the number of renal arteries are common, with the reported frequency ranging between 9% and 76%.
Case Report: We present the case of a woman with hypertension for many years but since about 6 months it has been refractory and accelerated. In our patient aortic valve stenosis coexists with atherosclerotic changes in carotid arteries, renal additional arteries and renal arteries stenoses.
Conclusions: Although hemodynamically insignificant, atherosclerotic lesions, together with anatomic abnormalities, could be the cause of accelerating hypertension.
Keywords: Hypertension, additional renal arteries, atherosclerosis