RT Book, Section
A1 Starr, Jean
A2 Dean, Steven M.
A2 Satiani, Bhagwan
A2 Abraham, William T.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105290198
T1 CAROTID ARTERY FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA
T2 Color Atlas and Synopsis of Vascular Diseases
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071749541
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105290198
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  57-year-old  woman  presented  to  the  emergency  department  (ED)  with  left  arm  and  leg  weakness  that  resolved  after  2  hours.  She  had  a  similar  episode  1  week  previously.  She  was  otherwise  healthy  and  active,  although  her  blood  pressure  was  160/94  mm  Hg,  without  a  previous  history  of  hypertension.  She  underwent  a  computed  tomogram  (CT)  of  the  head  that  was  negative  for  bleeding  or  stroke.  She  then  had  a  carotid  duplex  ultrasound  examination,  which  showed  a  focal  area  of  increased  velocity  in  the  distal  internal  carotid  artery  (ICA)  distally  without  any  significant  plaque  formation  at  the  bifurcation  or  the  proximal  ICA.  It  was  felt  that  she  needed  a  carotid  angiogram  to  better  delineate  the  disease  process.