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Management of Severe Coarctation of the Aorta and Bilateral Carotid Artery Stenosis
JACC: Case Reports, 2023 We present a case of an adult with concurrent severe aortic coarctation, bilateral carotid artery stenosis, and anomalous right subclavian artery, posing the interventional dilemma of accepting potential cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome vs hypoperfusion ...
Alice N.W. Leung, MBBS +6 more
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Secondary hypertension in adults [PDF]
Singapore Medical Journal, 2016 Secondary hypertension occurs in a significant proportion of adult patients (~10%). In young patients, renal causes (glomerulonephritis) and coarctation of the aorta should be considered. In older patients, primary aldosteronism, obstructive sleep apnoea and renal artery stenosis are more prevalent than previously thought.
Troy Hai Kiat, Puar +5 more
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Portal Hypertension Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
, 2022 Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) obstructs the bladder outlet. Patients with BPH frequently present with lower urinary tract symptoms. However, patients with BPH can present with serious fatal complications unless diagnosed and treated sufficiently. In
Emrullah Söğütdelen +3 more
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Secondary arterial hypertension: when, who, and how to screen? [PDF]
, 2014 Secondary hypertension refers to arterial hypertension due to an identifiable cause and affects ∼5-10% of the general hypertensive population. Because secondary forms are rare and work up is time-consuming and expensive, only patients with clinical ...
Scherrer, Urs +5 more
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Primary Aldosteronism More Prevalent in Patients With Cardioembolic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 BackgroundPrimary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension, and patients are at an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke. We assessed the prevalence of PA in patients with recent stroke.MethodsWe recruited 300
Van Nguyen +13 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and factors associated with pediatric hypertension and target organ damage (TOD).Methods: We retrospectively reviewed clinical data from 205 children with hypertension ...
Zhiyong Yang +3 more
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Page Kidney: A Secondary Cause of Hypertension
Translation, 2021 Page kidney is a rare cause of secondary hypertension in adults that occurs due to extrinsic compression of the kidney due to a subcapsular collection, such as a hematoma or urinoma.
Matthew Agnew, Anas Renno, Asif Mahmood
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Clinical Case Reports, 2022 A child presented with anxiety and weight gain which were overlooked until she had epistaxis. She was found to have hypertension secondary to paraganglioma. She was managed with curative surgery involving multidisciplinary care.
Thinley Dorji, Vishesh Verma, Anil Menon
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Pilot study of losartan for pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: Morbidity in COPD results from a combination of factors including hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension, in part due to pulmonary vascular remodelling. Animal studies suggest a role of angiotensin II and acute studies in man concur.
Shakur, B Haleema +17 more
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European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2017 Introduction: Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) is a rare catecholamine-producing tumour arising from chromaffin cells in the sympatho-adrenal system, and can present as asymptomatic adrenal incidentaloma (AI). Patient: We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman
Luigi Petramala +7 more
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