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Renovascular disease (RVD) is an important but uncommon cause of hypertension in children, accounting for about 10% of cases (Gill et. al 1976; Deal et al. 1992; Wyszynska et al. 1992). Renal pathology is the cause of hypertension in over 90% of children after 1 year of age; under 1 year of age, coarctation of the aorta is more common. The more severe the hypertension and the younger the child, then the more likely it is to be secondary hypertension. RVD is now well recognized in paediatrics, but the etiology and management is very different to adult practice (Sadowski and Falkner 1996).
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Hiorns, M.P., McLaren, C.A., Gordon, I. (2008). Renovascular Hypertension. In: Fotter, R. (eds) Pediatric Uroradiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33005-9_22
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