ea0020p15 | Adrenal | ECE2009
Tomaschitz Andreas
, Pilz Stefan
, Dobnig Harald
, Winkelmann Bernhard R
, Renner Wilfried
, Boehm Bernhard O
, Maerz Winfried
Background: There is increasing evidence that aldosterone exerts deleterious, blood pressure independent effects on cerebral blood vessels. We aimed to evaluate whether high aldosterone levels are related to fatal stroke.Methods: Serum aldosterone concentrations (SAC, pg/ml) were measured in 3073 Caucasian patients, who were routinely referred to coronary angiography. We calculated Cox proportional hazard ratios for death due to fatal stroke according to...