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Primary Aldosteronism: Novel Insights

Current Hypertension Reviews, 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. Objectives: The study aimed to thoroughly present and critically discuss the novel insights into the field of ...
Stavropoulos, K., Imprialos, K., Papademetriou, V., Faselis, C., Tsioufis, K., Dimitriadis, K., Doumas, M.   +6 more
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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists: Efficacy and safety in chronic kidney disease

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
Abstract The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) has a multifaceted role in normal physiologic functions. However, research has uncovered the deleterious consequences of overactivation of the MR. It has been implicated in chronic kidney disease (CKD) via its strong association with glomerulosclerosis, interstitial fibrosis, proteinuria, and decline in ...
Amy K. Mottl, Kamlesh Khunti, Chantal Mathieu   +2 more
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Primary aldosteronism with hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis is a rare clinical manifestation of primary aldosteronism, making its diagnosis challenging, particularly when it becomes the primary presenting symptom.
Pingan Shi, Chao Wang, Yuanjun Lyu
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Aldosterone and Cardiovascular Risk Across the Lifespan

Metabolites
Aldosterone excess, particularly in the context of primary aldosteronism, is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Historically considered a condition of resistant hypertension with hypokalaemia, patients with primary aldosteronism often ...
Roshan A. Ananda, Trevor A. Mori, Jun Yang   +2 more
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Factors Associated with Resolution of Hypertension after Adrenalectomy in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism [PDF]

Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2018
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with resolution of hypertension after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism.
Wann Jia Loh, Dawn Shao Ting Lim, Lih Ming Loh, Peng Chin Kek   +3 more
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The results of immunohistochemical study of antibodies to CYP11B2 in primary hyperaldosteronism

Ожирение и метаболизм, 2021
Background: Aldosterone-producing adrenocortical adenoma (APA) is responsible for the majority of cases clinically diagnosed as primary aldosteronism. Aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) is one of the enzymes that play essential roles in aldosterone synthesis
N. Yu. Romanova, L. S. Selivanova, N. M. Platonova, D. G. Beltsevich, E. A. Troshina   +4 more
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Primary Aldosteronism [PDF]

Hypertension, 2014
See related article, p 783–789 Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common form of secondary hypertension accounting for ≈10% of patients referred to hypertension clinics and as high as 20% of those with refractory hypertension.1 The most important causes of PA are idiopathic hyperaldosteronism (IHA), also called bilateral zona glomerulosa ...
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Psychogenic polydipsia in dogs – a review of pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Polyuria and polydipsia represent a common clinical presentation in dogs and may result from numerous disorders affecting different body systems. Compulsive water consumption is characteristic of psychogenic polydipsia, a primary polydipsia disorder rooted in neurologic, behavioural or environmental factors.
G. Pavlovsky
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Diabetic kidney disease, biomarkers, and finerenone

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 2582-2593, April 2026.
Abstract Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), the leading cause of kidney failure worldwide, is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A complex pathobiology involving hemodynamic, metabolic, and immune dysregulation promotes inflammatory and fibrotic pathways that contribute to kidney disease progression and CVD in individuals ...
Ashish Verma, Ashish Upadhyay
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Is prophylactic nasogastric tube decompression necessary in patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy for unilateral benign adrenal tumor

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2019
Background/Purpose: This study aims to investigate the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for benign adrenal tumor without peri-operative NGT decompression.
Kuan-Ting Chen, Vin-Cent Wu, Kwan-Dun Wu, Kuo-How Huang   +3 more
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