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ea0029p89 | Adrenal cortex | ICEECE2012

Primary aldosteronism associated with subclinical Cushing syndrome

Tatsuoka H. , Honjo S. , Hamamoto Y. , Ohgita Y. , Mori K. , Fujimoto K. , Matsuoka A. , Ikeda H. , Wada Y. , Nishikawa T. , Sasano H. , Koshiyama H.

Introduction: It has been reported that primary aldosteronism(PA) is often associated with subclinical Cushing syndrome (SCS). In the present study, we investigated the frequency of SCS in subjects with PA.Method: Subjects included consecutive patients (n=43) who were diagnosed as PA between 2003 and 2011 in our institute. They were screened by plasma renin activity (PRA (ng/ml/h)) plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC (pg/mL)) ratio (ARR) above 2...