Renal artery aneurysm: An endovascular treatment for a rare cause of hypertension

Renal artery aneurysms are a rare cause of secondary hypertension. Endovascular treatment with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-coated stent can exclude aneurysms and treat hypertension. We report the case of a 23-year-old man with hypertension diagnosed three years earlier and in whom renal angiogr...

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Main Authors: Nádia Moreira, Mariano Pêgo, Vítor Carvalheiro, Alfredo Agostinho, Paulo Donato, João Pego, Maria João Ferreira, Luís Providência
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-10-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912001572