Disease or Syndrome
fibromuscular dysplasia
Subclass of:
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Definitions related to fibromuscular dysplasia:
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A disorder characterized by fibrous thickening of the arterial wall resulting in narrowing of the arterial lumen. It most often affects the renal artery and less often the carotid artery and abdominal arteries. It can cause hypertension and aneurysm formation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An idiopathic, segmental, nonatheromatous disease of the musculature of arterial walls, leading to STENOSIS of small and medium-sized arteries. There is true proliferation of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS and fibrous tissue. Fibromuscular dysplasia lesions are smooth stenosis and occur most often in the renal and carotid arteries. They may also occur in other peripheral arteries of the extremity.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(arterial fibromuscular dysplasia) An arterial lesion that is characterized by either intimal fibroplasia, with neointimal lesions of cells and matrix deposition, or medial fibroplasia, in which there is loss of smooth muscle cells and increased deposition of collagen and proteoglycans in the medial layer.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Fibromuscular dysplasia includes a heterogenous group of nonatherosclerotic, noninflammatory arterial changes, causing some degree of vascular stenosis, occlusion, or aneurysm.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) was first observed in 1938 by Leadbetter and Burkland in a 5-year-old boy, and described as a disease of the renal arteries. Involvement of the craniocervical arteries was recognized in 1946 by Palubinskas and Ripley.WebMD, 2019
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Fibromuscular dysplasia is a condition that causes narrowing (stenosis) and enlargement (aneurysm) of the medium-sized arteries in your body. Narrowed arteries may reduce blood flow and affect the function of your organs.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a condition characterized by abnormal development or growth of cells in the walls of blood vessels (arteries) that can cause the vessels to narrow. The carotid arteries, which pass through the neck and supply blood to the brain, are commonly affected. Arteries within the brain and kidneys can also be...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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