High Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension

High Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of endocrine hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension is higher in patients with diabetes mellitus-2 (DM-2). Following the limited existing data, we prospectively investigated the prevalence of aldosterone excess either as autonomous secretion...

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Main Authors: Ernestini Tyfoxylou, Nick Voulgaris, Chris Gravvanis, Sophia Vlachou, Athina Markou, Labrini Papanastasiou, Nikolaos Tentolouris, Eva Kassi, Gregory Kaltsas, George P. Chrousos, George P. Piaditis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
prevalence
primary aldosteronism
type 2 diabetes
hypertension
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/9/2308

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