Fibromuscular dysplasia: an uncommon cause of secondary hypertension.

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Fibromuscular dysplasia is a noninflammatory vascular disease that commonly affects the distal two thirds of the renal artery and branch vessels, but occasionally involves other arteries. Progression of stenosis occurs in 16%-38% of renal arteries. Although the etiology is unknown, genetic studies suggest a relationship to the angiotensin-converting enzyme I allele. Thin, young Caucasian women without a family...

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