Case report: renovascular hypertension in Takayasu's disease treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
Systemic hypertension secondary to renal artery stenosis is a common complication of Takayasu's disease. A case of Takayasu's disease is presented, in which hypertension was relieved by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of a unilateral renal artery stenosis.
D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications