Arterial Stiffness in a Toddler with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Refractory Hypertension

• Main Authors: Stella Stabouli (Author), Euthymia Vargiami (Author), Olga Maliachova (Author), Nikoleta Printza (Author), John Dotis (Author), Maria Kyriazi (Author), Konstantinos O. Papazoglou (Author), Dimitrios Zafeiriou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Arterial hypertension is a common finding in patients with neurofibromatosis (NF) type 1. Renovascular hypertension due to renal artery stenosis or midaortic syndrome could be the underlying cause. We report the case of a 4-year-old girl with NF type 1 and midaortic syndrome whose changes in blood p...