[Fibromuscular dysplasia of the renal artery and cerebral aneurysm in a hypertensive patient with a familial history of stroke]
(1997) La Presse Médicale — Vol. 26, n° 30, p. 1429-1431 (1997)
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- BACKGROUND: The possibility of an association between two vascular anomalies, renal artery dysplasia and cerebral artery aneurysm, merits recognition. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 63 year old woman who was found to have fibromuscular dysplasia affecting the right renal artery while being investigated for systemic hypertension. Given a family history of cerebrovascular accident occuring before the age of 50, a cerebral angiogram was performed which demonstrated a saccular aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery measuring 6 mm in diameter. DISCUSSION: The association of these two anomalies could result from a familial arterial fibromuscular dysplasia. There are practical implications, notably the risk of aneurysm rupture and the role of hypertension.
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Persu, A., Pirson, Y., Dubois, C., & Deplaen, JF. (1997). [Fibromuscular dysplasia of the renal artery and cerebral aneurysm in a hypertensive patient with a familial history of stroke]. La Presse Médicale, 26(30), 1429-1431. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/43692 (Original work published 1997)