ea0029p89 | Adrenal cortex | ICEECE2012
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...