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Micro- and macrovascular function in patients suffering from primary adrenal insufficiency: a cross-sectional case-control study.

M MüllerH BeiglböckP FellingerY WinhoferA LugerM GschwandtnerA Willfort-EhringerR KoppensteinerA Kautzky-WillerMichael R KrebsO SchlagerP Wolf
Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2020)
Microvascular function is not impaired in patients with primary AI under adequate replacement therapy, although higher renin concentrations are associated with subclinical improvements. No relation between RAAS activity and macrovascular function is observed, while arterial stiffness might be increased in primary AI.
Keyphrases
  • replacement therapy
  • artificial intelligence
  • smoking cessation
  • blood pressure
  • angiotensin converting enzyme