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Fibromuscular dysplasia: its various phenotypes in everyday practice in 2021.
Kardiologia polska - 1 Jan 2000
Van der Niepen Patricia, Robberechts Tom, Devos Hannes, van Tussenbroek Frank, Januszewicz Andrzej, Persu Alexandre
Abstract excerpt
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-atherosclerotic vascular disease that may involve medium-sized muscular arteries throughout the body. The pathogenesis of FMD remains poorly understood, but a combination of genetic and environmental factors may be involved. The majority of FMD patients are women, but men may have a more progressive disease, especially when smoking. Besides the classical phenotype of string...
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