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A Case of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Secondary to Dilated Cardiomyopathy due to Long‐Standing Untreated Acromegaly: A Case Report and Focused Literature Review

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Active renin versus plasma renin activity to define aldosterone-to-renin ratio for primary aldosteronism

open access: yes, 2004
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
core   +1 more source

Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation and Aldosteronism - A study of interplay, predictors and outcome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
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
core   +1 more source

Primary Aldosteronism in Pregnancy.

open access: yesJournal of Nippon Medical School, 2000
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
openaire   +3 more sources

Primary Aldosteronism; a growing challenge [PDF]

open access: yes
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
core   +1 more source

Psychological aspects of primary aldosteronism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
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
core   +1 more source

Primary aldosteronism: Novel insights

open access: yes, 2020
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
core  

Computed tomography and adrenal venous sampling in the diagnosis of unilateral primary aldosteronism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
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
core   +1 more source

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