“…It is therefore possible to diagnose these diseases clinically and suggest appropriate therapeutic options (Table 1, 2). For example, FMD affects middle-aged women, whereas there is no predilection for age or gender for SAM (3,5,13,14). In addition, while FMD often shows stenosis and aneurysms in medium-sized arteries, including the renal, extracranial, carotid, and vertebral arteries (12), SAM shows changes in larger arteries, such as the celiac and mesenteric arteries (13), leading to a higher risk of arterial rupture and hemorrhaging from the weakened arterial wall in these larger arteries (15).…”