 [ Symptoms ] who do i call about mesentric artery stenosis what are the symptoms my dads sister has it and i have hypertension stomach pain like electrocuting shocks [ Disease ] mesenteric artery stenosis sounds like a specific condition but really the term just refers to the narrowing of a particular major artery in the body you can get stenosis narrowing of any artery due to plaque cholesterol build up three arteries known as the mesenteric arteries supply oxygen rich blood to structures in the abdomen including the intestines if one of these arteries becomes narrowed due to plaque build up it can cause oxygen deprivation ischemia to various tissues in the abdomen the symptoms of this may vary from person to person and could include generalized abdominal pain diarrhea vomiting and pain after eating just because your aunt has mesenteric artery stenosis does not mean you might get it even though you have hypertension it is kind of like saying my aunt has chronic constipation and i eat food so i am afraid i also might get chronic constipation  well you might but if you do it will not have anything to do with the fact your aunt has it i hope this helps set your mind at ease you should however do everything possible to manage your hypertension lose weight eat a low salt diet and exercise regularly wishing you well