Concurrent primary aldosteronism and subclinical cortisol hypersecretion: A prospective study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1773-1777

  Fallo, Francesco ^a   Bertello, Chiara ^b   Tizzani, Davide ^b   Fassina, Ambrogio ^a   Boulkroun, Sheerazed ^c   Sonino, Nicoletta ^a   Monticone, Silvia ^b   Viola, Andrea ^b   Veglio, Franco ^b   Mulatero, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

Author keywords

adrenal tumor; hypercortisolism; primary aldosteronism

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTENSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 80051929659     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834937f3     Document Type: Article

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