Renal vascular hypertension in children

65% to 80% of children with hypertension are secondary hypertension. Renovascular hypertension (RVH) is one of them. Renal hypertension includes renal vascular hypertension and renal parenchymal hypertension. Renovascular hypertension mainly refers to hypertension caused by renal artery stenosis and renal vascular thrombosis caused by various reasons. Refers to hypertension caused by renal ischemia due to unilateral or bilateral renal artery and / or branch disease. Although the incidence of hypertension is 5%, one of the causes of curable pediatric hypertension is the effect of early diagnosis and treatment of this disease due to advances in diagnostic methods, treatment techniques, vascular microsurgery, and kidney transplantation. It has changed a lot.

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