All::Nephrology::Diseases::Fibromuscular dysplasia
Intro
What patient groups is Fibromuscular dysplasia most common?
typically middle-aged women
What are the main clinical features of Fibromuscular dysplasia?
- hypertension
- chronic kidney disease or more acute renal failure e.g. secondary to ACE-inhibitor initiation
- 'flash' pulmonary oedema
What is Fibromuscular dysplasia?
- a non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory disease of the blood vessels that causes abnormal growth within the wall of an artery.
- commonly effecting the renal and carotid arteries