1. Renovascular hypertension in children.
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Tullus, Kjell, Brennan, Eileen, Hamilton, George, Lord, Rozanne, McLaren, Clare A., Marks, Stephen D., and Roebuck, Derek J.
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RENOVASCULAR hypertension , *HYPERTENSION in children , *NEUROFIBROMATOSIS , *VASCULITIS , *MEDICAL screening , *PEDIATRIC cardiology , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
The article discusses renovascular disease as a cause of hypertension in children. The pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, and various medical treatments associated with the condition are explained. The various syndromes that have been linked with renovascular hypertension, including medial fibroplasia and neurofibromatosis, are examined. The role of vasculitides such as Takayasu's disease in studies of children with renovascular hypertension in India and South Africa are analyzed. The genetic component of the disease and the difficulties of diagnosing the condition in children are discussed.
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- 2008
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