Association of visceral adiposity and clinical outcome among patients with aldosterone producing adenoma

Introduction Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common form of secondary hypertension that has significant cardiovascular events and increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome and diabetics. Although plasma aldosterone concentration is positively correlated with visceral fat area (VFA) in non-PA indivi...

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Main Authors: Leay Kiaw Er, Meng-Chun Lin, Yao-Chou Tsai, Jong-Kai Hsiao, Chung-Yi Yang, Chin-Chen Chang, Kang-Yung Peng, Jeff S Chueh, Tai-Shuan Lai, Shao-Yu Yang, Kao-Lang Liu, Bo-Chiag Lee, Shuo-Meng Wang, Kuo-How Huang, Po-Chih Lin, Lian-Yu Lin, Shih-Cheng Liao, Ruoh-Fang Yen, Ching-Chu Lu, Chieh-Kai Chan, Leay-Kiaw Er, Ya-Hui Hu, Chia-Hui Chang, Che-Hsiung Wu, Shih-Chieh Jeff Chueh, Chen-Hsun Ho, Wei-Chieh Huang, Ying-Ying Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001153.full