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Patients with uncontrolled hypertension will often present with headaches, palpitations, chest pain, and blurry vision. Young women with hypertension who are not on oral contraceptives often have fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD).
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Misra, S. (2010). Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stenting. In: Morgan, R., Walser, E. (eds) Handbook of Angioplasty and Stenting Procedures. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-399-6_12
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