Key result
A case of Pickering syndrome (secondary hypertension from bilateral renal artery stenosis) is presented to review the workup, causes, diagnostic testing, and treatment of secondary hypertension.
Why the study?
Secondary hypertension affects approximately 5-10% of hypertensive patients, prompting a review of work-up, causes, diagnostic testing, and treatment through a case of Pickering syndrome.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights Pickering syndrome (secondary hypertension from bilateral renal artery stenosis) and reviews the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to secondary hypertension.
Case review of Pickering syndrome supports RAS evaluation in select hypertension; leaves open standardized diagnostic and therapeutic pathways.
Approximately 5-10% of patients with hypertension have secondary hypertension. We describe a case of secondary hypertension from bilateral renal artery stenosis (RAS): "Pickering syndrome." This is a case of hypertension secondary to bilateral RAS which provides an opportunity to review secondary hypertension with a specific focus on RAS, in terms of when to consider work up, causes of secondary hypertension, diagnostic testing, and treatment.
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Elhamdani et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Secondary hypertension from bilateral renal artery stenosis (Pickering syndrome) (n=1). Diagnostic testing and treatment for bilateral renal artery stenosis was evaluated. A case of Pickering syndrome (secondary hypertension from bilateral renal artery stenosis) is presented to review the workup, causes, diagnostic testing, and treatment of secondary hypertension.
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