Systemic hypertension after surgical treatment of a congenital arteriovenous malformation.
The development of systemic hypertension, in an eight-year-old girl, after resection of a large arteriovenous malformation, is described. The hypertension was related to an elevated plasma renin activity and was controlled with propranolol. A possible mechanism for the rise in plasma renin activity is postulated.
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*
D011433:Propranolol; D012083:Renin