FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA

Course overview

FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA (FMD) IS A RARE SYSTEMIC VASCULAR DISEASE, AFFECTING YOUNGER WOMEN AND ACCOUNTING FOR 10% TO 20% OF THE CASES OF RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS. FMD IS AN IDIOPATHIC, NON-INFLAMMATORY, NON-ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE COMMONLY INVOLVING RENAL AND CAROTID ARTERIES; HOWEVER, IT CAN AFFECT ANY ARTERIAL BED. FMD CLASSICALLY PRESENTS AS RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION BUT CAN ALSO MANIFEST AS STROKE IN YOUNG ADULTS. EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ARE IMPORTANT FOR A LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.