Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Arterial Hypertension from the adrenal gland accounts for approximately 3% of diagnosed hypertension. The long-term surgical cure rate of patients with adrenal hypertension varies widely and causes of persistent hypertension are not completely established. The Aim of our study was to assess the prognosis of arterial hypertension from the adrenal gland and to determine its recovery predictive factors.Methods: It was a retrospective, descriptiv...

Background: Primary aldosteronism is associated with increased vascular mortality and morbidity.Aims: We aimed to assess metabolic and hormonal profile differences in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) compared with patients with essential hypertension (EH).Patients and methods: Thirty-one patients (11 M/20 F) with primary aldosteronism, aged 46.2±12.9 years and 64 patients (24 M/40 F) with essential hypertension, aged 4...

Introduction: Cardiovascular morbidity is more prevalent in primary aldosteronism (PA) than in essential hypertension. Preclinical studies have shown a possible association between ascending aorta dilatation and PA, probably mediated by the mineralocorticoid receptor.Patients and methods: A total of 84 patients attending the Endocrinology Unit of the S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital of Bologna, (Italy) were evaluated. Thirty-nine patients had a dia...