Twenty-Four-Hour Urinary Aldosterone Predicts Inappropriate Left Ventricular Mass Index in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism

Twenty-Four-Hour Urinary Aldosterone Predicts Inappropriate Left Ventricular Mass Index in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism

Objective. Primary aldosteronism (PA) is associated with inappropriate left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in relation to a given gender and body size. There is no ideal parameter to predict the presence of LVH or inappropriate LVH in patients with PA. We investigate the performance of 24-hour urinar...

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Main Authors: Chi-Sheng Hung, Yi-Lwun Ho, Yi-Yao Chang, Vin-Cent Wu, Xue-Ming Wu, Jen-Kuang Lee, Shih-Chieh Chueh, Yen-Hung Lin, Yuan-Shian Changh, Shao-Yu Yang, Ya-Hui Hu, Ming-Jai Sui, Ming-Fong Chen, Kwan-Dun Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/294594
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