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The association of serum potassium level with left ventricular mass in patients with primary aldosteronism
- Source :
- European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 41:743-750
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2011.
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Abstract
- Eur J Clin Invest 2011; 41 (7): 743–750 Abstract Background Primary aldosteronism (PA) is associated a worse cardiovascular outcome than essential hypertension. Hypokalemia, which is one major characteristic of PA, can affect both cardiac structure and function. The goal of this study is to evaluate the influence of serum potassium level on left ventricular (LV) mass and function in PA patients. Materials and methods We prospectively analysed 85 PA patients from October 2006 to September 2008 and 27 essential hypertension patients as the control group (group 1). Thirty-two patients with serum potassium
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Aldosterone
business.industry
Potassium
Clinical Biochemistry
chemistry.chemical_element
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Essential hypertension
Biochemistry
Hypokalemia
chemistry.chemical_compound
Primary aldosteronism
Blood pressure
chemistry
Internal medicine
medicine
Spironolactone
Cardiology
Mass index
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00142972
- Volume :
- 41
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........2aae849553996a01e33e77ec7566d79f