Renal artery stenosis in a young female patient with severe hypertension - a case report

Submitted: 4 February 2019
Accepted: 3 June 2019
Published: 6 September 2019
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Renal artery stenosis is a frequent cause of secondary hypertension, but the diagnostic and therapeutic management of these hypertensive patients is controversial. We report a case of secondary hypertension due to renal artery stenosis, treated with the implantation of a drug-eluting stent.

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De Stefano, G., De Pisapia, F., Albano, G., Arnone, M. I., Esposito, G., de Simone, G., De Luca, N., & Mancusi, C. (2019). Renal artery stenosis in a young female patient with severe hypertension - a case report. Italian Journal of Medicine, 13(3), 176–180. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2019.1143