Table 1 Clinically relevant findings on the Hypertension Protocol MRI scans for this hypertensive cohort.
From: Utility of MRI as the primary imaging tool in hypertension
Possible secondary causes of hypertension | No. of patients (n = 71) | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|
Nil | 33 | 46 |
Obesity alone | 27 | 38 |
Renal artery stenosis | 5 | 7 |
Adrenal mass | 4 | 6 |
Single hypoplastic kidney (renal coloboma synd.) | 1 | 1 |
Multinodular goitre (normal TSH) | 1 | 1 |
Target organ damage | Â | Â |
Left ventricular hypertrophy | 55 | 78 |
Myocardial infarction | 8 | 11 |
Aortic dilatation | 6 | 9 |
Cerebral microaneurysm | 4 | 6 |
Splenic artery aneurysm | 1 | 1 |
Coeliac axis stenosis | 1 | 1 |