Diagnosis and management of renovascular hypertension in children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2019.22.021
- VernacularTitle: 儿童肾血管性高血压的诊断与治疗
- Author:
Xin ZHAO
1
;
Lin WU
Author Information
1. Cardiovascular Center, Children′s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Renovascular hypertension;
Renal artery stenosis;
Percutaneous transluminal angiography;
Revascularization;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2019;34(22):1757-1760
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Renovascular hypertension accounts for 5%-10% of hypertension in children, which is usually di-fficult to control by medicine and leads to severe clinical complications.However, it is potentially amenable to curative treatment.Clinical early recognition and proper treatment might not only effectively control hypertension, but also preserve renal blood supply and renal function, which is of great significance for the long-term prognosis in children.In this review, the author provide current knowledge of renovascular hypertension in children, including its cause, pathogenesis, diagnostic method, and medical, interventional, and surgical treatment.
