1. Fibromuscular Dysplasia: State of the Science and Critical Unanswered Questions.
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Olin, Jeffrey W., Gornik, Heather L., Bacharach, J. Michael, Biller, Jose, Fine, Lawrence J., Gray, Bruce H., Gray, William A., Gupta, Rishi, Hamburg, Naomi M., Katzen, Barry T., Lookstein, Robert A., Lumsden, Alan B., Newburger, Jane W., Rundek, Tatjana, Sperati, C. John, and Stanley, James C.
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DYSPLASIA , *VASCULAR diseases , *PERIPHERAL vascular diseases , *HISTOPATHOLOGY - Abstract
The article presents a scientific statement from the American Heart Association about fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), a nonatherosclerotic, noninflammatory vascular disease that may lead to arterial stenosis, occlusion, aneurysm, or dissection. Topics include an historical perspective on FMD, the prevalence of FMD, and genetic considerations. Histopathological classifications for FMD and clinical manifestations of FMD are also mentioned.
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- 2014
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