Multifocal FMD was mostly found in women and unifocal FMD in young men with more severe stenosis and kidney ischemia. The documented prevalence of familial cases was 11% in this series, the true prevalence being probably higher because only a few siblings were examined by angiography. Familial cases all exhibited the multifocal type and were more commonly bilateral than were sporadic cases.
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