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Apparent mineralocorticoid excess - A rare cause of endocrine hypertension
Indian Pediatrics Case Reports, 2022 Background: Endocrine causes of hypertension constitute a very small percentage of patients with secondary hypertension. Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) is a rare genetic form of young-onset secondary hypertension.
Sonali Verma +2 more
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Intracranial Hemorrhage Due to Secondary Hypertension from Intracranial Large Vessel Occlusion [PDF]
, 2020 Simultaneous hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes have been previously reported in the literature. Typically, these occur in patients secondary to dialysis, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.1,2,3 However, this is the unique
Khan, Asif A. +3 more
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Mineralocorticoid hypertension
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011 Hypertension affects about 10 - 25% of the population and is an important risk factor for cardiovascular and renal disease. The renin-angiotensin system is frequently implicated in the pathophysiology of hypertension, be it primary or secondary.
Vishal Gupta
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The problem of timely diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism. Clinical case
Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2023 A clinical case is presented of delayed diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA) due to aldosterone-producing adenoma. Suspicion of PHA arises in case of persistent combination of hypertension with hypokalemia of various severity, a specific ...
V.M. Zhdan +6 more
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Cultural challenges to secondary prevention: Implications for Saudi women [PDF]
, 2012 Like other highly developed countries, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) are major health problems in Saudi Arabia. The aetiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden within the Saudi population is similar to Western ...
Clark, Robyn +3 more
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Resistant Hypertension: A Clinical Case
Revista Ciencias de la Salud, 2018 Introduction: Secondary hypertension corresponds to 15 % of the causes of arterial hypertension, and among them, primary hyperaldosteronism presents a variable incidence of about 3% in hypertensive patients.
Joana Cascais Costa +3 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2022 A child presented with anxiety and weight gain which were overlooked until she had epistaxis. She was found to have hypertension secondary to paraganglioma. She was managed with curative surgery involving multidisciplinary care.
Thinley Dorji, Vishesh Verma, Anil Menon
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Primary Aldosteronism More Prevalent in Patients With Cardioembolic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 BackgroundPrimary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension, and patients are at an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke. We assessed the prevalence of PA in patients with recent stroke.MethodsWe recruited 300
Van Nguyen +13 more
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A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Stroke Recurrence Rate in Ischemic Stroke Patients With and Without Acupuncture Treatment. [PDF]
, 2015 Little was known about the effects of acupuncture on stroke recurrence. The aim of this study is to investigate whether ischemic stroke patients receiving acupuncture treatment have a decreased risk of stroke recurrence.
Hsu, Chung Y +8 more
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Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2018 Congenital aortic anomalies are uncommon causes of secondary hypertension and are seldom suspected in the adult age group. We present a case of aortic interruption unexpectedly diagnosed on autopsy in a 38-year-old male who presented with cardiovascular ...
Pradeep Vaideeswar +3 more
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