Hypertension in infancy: the case for aggressive management.
We have reported on 10 infants less than 3 months old with hypertension. Renovascular hypertension was identified in 80 per cent of these patients. Spontaneous recovery with medical management occurred in 30 per cent of the patients and 57 per cent treated medically died. Of the 3 patients treated by nephrectomy normotensive survival resulted in 2.
D000792:Angiography; D001027:Aortography; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014469:Umbilical Arteries