Malignant hypertension and hypertensive encephalopathy in primary aldosteronism caused by adrenal adenoma
Two cases are reported as follows: 1) 1 female patient with accelerated-malignant hypertension secondary to an aldosterone-producing adrenal adenoma; and 2) 1 female patient with adrenal adenoma, severe hypertension, and hypertensive encephalopathy. This association is a rare clinical finding, and m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2003-01-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003000900009 |