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Fibromuscular dysplasia medical therapy
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There is no treatment for FMD; the mainstay of therapy is management of manifestations of this condition. For example: Pharmacologic medical therapies for treatment of renovascular hypertension in FMD patients include ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).
Medical Therapy
Medical Therapy
- Pharmacologic medical therapies for treatment of renovascular hypertension in FMD patients include ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). If a second medication is needed, the addition of a thiazide diuretic is an acceptable choice.[1]
- Among patients with an ischemic event, antiplatelet therapy is generally used.
- For information on treatment of hypertension, click here.
References
References
- ↑ Jeffrey W. Olin, Heather L. Gornik, J. Michael Bacharach, Jose Biller, Lawrence J. Fine, Bruce H. Gray, William A. Gray, Rishi Gupta, Naomi M. Hamburg, Barry T. Katzen, Robert A. Lookstein, Alan B. Lumsden, Jane W. Newburger, Tatjana Rundek, C. John Sperati & James C. Stanley (2014). “Fibromuscular dysplasia: state of the science and critical unanswered questions: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association”. Circulation. 129 (9): 1048–1078. doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000442577.96802.8c. PMID 24548843. Unknown parameter
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