[Blood pressure control after bilateral carotid angioplasty in a patient with severe hypertension--case report].

Abstract

Carotid artery angioplasty with stenting is an effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis, but is frequently associated with acute transient hemodynamic changes. We present the case of a 73-year-old female patient with long-standing refractory hypertension who remained normotensive during a three-year follow-up after undergoing staged bilateral carotid angioplasty.

• Authors: Luís Seca, Joana Silva, Hilário Oliveira, Marco Costa, A M Leitão-Marques
• Journal: Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (Rev Port Cardiol) Vol. 30 Issue 7-8 Pg. 675-7 (Jul 2011) ISSN: 2174-2030 [Electronic] Portugal
• Vernacular Title: Normalização da pressão arterial em hipertenso grave após angioplastia carotídea bilateral.
• PMID: 22005311 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Letter)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2011 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Aged
• Angioplasty
• Carotid Stenosis (complications, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Hypertension (etiology, surgery)
• Remission Induction