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Echocardiographic findings in dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to untreated acromegaly. (A) Apical four‐chamber view showing biventricular and biatrial dilation. (B‐C) Colour Doppler demonstrating mitral, aortic, and tricuspid regurgitation. (D) Reduced global longitudinal strain (GLS: −6.5%), consistent with severe systolic dysfunction.
Cristian Orlando Porras Bueno +4 more
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BACKGROUND: In recent years, the assessment of the plasma aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) has become an established screening method for the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism.
Shaw, SG +9 more
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Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation and Aldosteronism - A study of interplay, predictors and outcome [PDF]
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common significant arrhythmia, affecting almost 3% of the adult population in Sweden. Although AF is associated with increased risk of lower quality of life, heart failure, stroke and mortality, the ...
Georgios, Mourtzinis
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Primary Aldosteronism in Pregnancy.
Aldosteronism is a rare complication of pregnancy. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman who became pregnant soon after a diagnosis of primary aldosteronism due to left adrenal adenoma was made. Only oral potassium supplementation was required in addition to routine prenatal care until 36 weeks' gestation.
Matsumoto, Joji +4 more
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Primary Aldosteronism; a growing challenge [PDF]
Primary aldosteronism (PA), caused by excessive aldosterone production, is a frequently overlooked cause of hypertension. Cardiovascular complications are more common in patients with PA than patients with essential hypertension.
Gkaniatsa, Eleftheria
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Psychological aspects of primary aldosteronism [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Except for 3 case reports of Conn's syndrome presenting as depression, psychosocial factors have not been explored in primary aldosteronism.
FAVA G. A. +5 more
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Primary aldosteronism: Novel insights
Background: Primary aldosteronism is one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension. Patients with this endocrine syndrome are at increased cardiovascular risk, higher than hypertensive individuals with equal blood pressure levels.
Faselis, C. +6 more
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Computed tomography and adrenal venous sampling in the diagnosis of unilateral primary aldosteronism [PDF]
Unilateral primary aldosteronism is the most common surgically correctable form of endocrine hypertension and is usually differentiated from bilateral forms by adrenal venous sampling (AVS) or computed tomography (CT).
Sechi, Leonardo A. +36 more
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