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UrologicalModerate
Renal Hypertension
Nephrology · Urological
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon — accounts for a small proportion of hypertension cases overall, but is an important and often treatable cause of secondary hypertension
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Nephrology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Most commonly caused by narrowing of the renal artery due to atherosclerosis
- 2the buildup of fatty plaques within the artery wall
- 3particularly in older adults with other cardiovascular risk factors. In younger patients
- 4a condition called fibromuscular dysplasia
- 5which causes abnormal growth of the artery wall
- 6is a more common cause of renal artery narrowing. Other kidney conditions that reduce blood flow or damage kidney tissue can also trigger the hormonal changes that lead to renal hypertension.
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