Fibromuscular dysplasia (patient information)
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Editors-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. Associate Editor-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [1]
Overview
Fibromuscular dysplasia is caused by abnormal growth or development of cells in the walls of the arteries leading to the kidneys. This also leads to narrowing or blockage of these arteries.
What are the symptoms?
Some patients experience no symptoms of the disease while others may have
- high blood pressure
- dizziness or vertigo
- chronic headache
- intracranial aneurysm
- ringing in the ears
- weakness or numbness in the face
- neck pain
- changes in vision.
What causes Fibromuscular dysplasia?
While the cause of fibromuscular dysplasia is unknown, it's believed that several factors may play a role.
- Genetics. Genetics may play a role in the development of fibromuscular dysplasia. But, if another family member has fibromuscular dysplasia, you or a relative may never get fibromuscular dysplasia, or you might get the condition in a different artery or have a milder case or a more severe case than your family member's fibromuscular dysplasia. In addition, not everyone who has fibromuscular dysplasia has a relative with the disease.
- Hormones. premenopausal women have this disease more often than men do.
- Abnormally formed arteries
Who is at highest risk?
These factors increases the risk for the patients
- Sex. Women have a much greater risk than men.
- Age. more common in people from 25 to 50 years old.
- Smoking appear to have an increased risk of developing fibromuscular dysplasia. For those already diagnosed with the disease, smoking increases further risk.