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Higher risk of chronic kidney disease and progressive kidney function impairment in primary aldosteronism than in essential hypertension. Case-control study.

María Fernández-ArgüesoEider Pascual-CorralesNuria Bengoa RojanoAna García CanoLucía Jiménez MendiguchíaMarta Araujo-Castro
Published in: Endocrine (2021)
PA patients have a higher prevalence of CKD at the time of diagnosis when compared to EH matched by age, sex, and blood pressure levels. Furthermore, the risk of kidney function impairment throughout the follow-up is significantly greater in PA patients and is independent of the degree of blood pressure control.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • blood pressure
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • newly diagnosed
  • multiple sclerosis
  • hypertensive patients
  • metabolic syndrome
  • risk factors
  • weight loss
  • insulin resistance