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ea0029p21 | Adrenal cortex | ICEECE2012

Predicting factors of the post-surgical decline in renal function in patients with primary aldosteronism

Nakao K. , Nanba K. , Tamanaha T. , Tsuki M. , Tagami T. , Usui T. , Shimatsu A. , Naruse M.

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. Although decline in renal function especially that experienced after adrenalectomy (ADX) has been demonstrated, details of the mechanism remain to be elucidated. Aim of the study was to investigate the factors predicting renal outcome after ADX in PA. Twenty patients with PA and four patients with non-functioning adrenal tumor (NFT) as control were studied. eGFR, serum potassium, plasma aldosterone ...