Hypertension is Common in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acromegaly and is Independently Associated with Renal Resistive Index.

Hilmi Erdem SumbulAyşe Selcan Koç

Published in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2018)

In patients with newly diagnosed acromegaly, HT frequency was significantly increased and it was independently associated with the RRI value. Therefore, these patients should be closely monitored for HT-the most frequent and important cardiovascular risk factor-and treated before they develop target organ damage.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
blood pressure
end stage renal disease
oxidative stress
chronic kidney disease
growth hormone
patient reported outcomes