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