Remediable hypertension due to renal artery obstruction: mechanism and treatment

ABSTRACT

The experimental and clinical evidence supporting the theory of renal ischemia as a cause of hypertension is reviewed. A case is reported of a 33 year old female who had hypertension due to obstruction of the left renal artery by arteriosclerotic plaques in the lumbar aorta. Left nephrectomy was done with immediate return of the blood pressure to normal. The clinical picture, mechanism and treatment of this type of hypertension is discussed. (Summary)