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Association of smoking with phenotype at diagnosis and vascular interventions in patients with renal artery fibromuscular dysplasia.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jun 2013
Savard Sébastien, Azarine Arshid, Jeunemaitre Xavier, Azizi Michel, Plouin Pierre-François, Steichen Olivier
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) remains unclear, but tobacco use is thought to be involved. This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate smoking first as a risk factor for renal artery FMD diagnosis and second as a modifier of the clinical and radiological phenotype of this disease. We retrieved 337 adult patients diagnosed with FMD in a referral center for hypertension management,...
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