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Cerebrovascular fibromuscular dysplasia: The MGH cohort and literature review.

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BACKGROUND Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare noninflammatory, nonatherosclerotic arteriopathy of medium-sized arteries affecting up to 7% of the population. The disease can affect any artery but commonly affects renal, extracranial carotid, and vertebral arteries. The epidemiology and natural

Association of smoking with phenotype at diagnosis and vascular interventions in patients with renal artery fibromuscular dysplasia.

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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

Fibromuscular dysplasia unraveled: the pulsation-induced microtrauma and reactive hyperplasia theory.

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BACKGROUND Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a relatively uncommon, non-inflammatory, non-atherosclerotic vascular condition of unknown etiology. There have been no major advancements in understanding FMD in the past 30-40yrs. We hypothesize that the vascular changes seen in FMD are a direct result

Increased severity of multifocal renal arterial fibromuscular dysplasia in smokers.

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Renal arterial fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a significant cause of renovascular hypertension, especially in younger females. Tobacco constituents have been shown to stimulate proliferation and synthetic activity of cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells. We examined the relationship between

Acute Limb Ischemia in a 26-Year-Old Man Presenting with an Idiopathic Thrombosed Popliteal Artery Aneurysm.

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Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are the most common peripheral arterial aneurysms and develop almost exclusively (>90%) in men who have a history of tobacco abuse at an average age of 65 years. Most PAAs are caused by chronic inflammation secondary to atherosclerotic disease; other

Stroke in young patients: a diagnostic challenge in the emergency room.

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Stroke in young adults has been related to mechanisms different to those found in older individuals. Cardiogenic embolism, arteritis, atherosclerosis, fibromuscular dysplasia, pregnancy-related angiopathy, migrainous stroke, anaemia, antiphospholipid syndrome, arterial dissection, the consumption of

The management of renal artery atherosclerosis for renal salvage: does stenting help?

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OBJECTIVE The use of endovascular techniques to treat renal artery stenosis (RAS) has increased in recent years but remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to review the outcomes and durability of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTA/S) for patients with RAS and

Nonatherosclerotic Abdominal Vasculopathies.

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Nonatherosclerotic abdominal arterial vasculopathies (NAVs), including mesenteric or renal artery dissection, aneurysm, stenosis, and vasculitis, are rare but have great clinical significance. Patients may present emergently with life-threatening complications such as arterial rupture

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