Balloon Angioplasty of Renal Artery Stenosis Due to Takayasu Arteritis in a 2-Year-Old Child

The aim of this report is to demonstrate a 2-year-2-month-old child who presented with a history of malignant hypertension. He was made the diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis by laboratory tests and angiography; We initiated a treatment with sequential balloon pre-dilation. The patient's blood pressure improved dramatically, and patency of renal artery was demonstrated with renal arteriography over 8 months after the balloon pre-dilation.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - April 25, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alimujiang Abudoureyimu, Xingwei he, Jiangtao yan, Chang xu, Liru Qiu, Hesong Zeng Source Type: research