Compromise of the left renal artery is common in aortic dissection and can lead to severe hypertension due to acute renal ischemia, highlighting the importance of angiographic evaluation.
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Left renal artery compromise may cause hypertension in aortic dissection; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Siegelman et al. (1970) studied this question.
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