ea0056p47 | Adrenal cortex (to include Cushing's) | ECE2018
Wolf Peter
, Mayr Johanna
, Poglitsch Marko
, Gessl Alois
, Luger Anton
, Winhofer Yvonne
, Krebs Michael
Background: Despite adequate hormone replacement therapy, evidence suggests that mortality is increased in patients suffering from primary adrenal insufficiency (AI), mainly because of cardiovascular diseases. Since activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosteron system (RAAS) plays an important role in the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease we aimed to investigate, if there are differences in AI compared to healthy controls.Methods: E...