Age-Dependent Progression of Renal Dysfunction After Adrenalectomy for Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas in Japan.
Masayuki YoshiokaYasuyo NakajimaTomoko MiyamotoTakamichi IgarashiKoji SakamakiMasako AkuzawaEmi IshidaKazuhiko HoriguchiEijiro YamadaTsugumichi SaitoAtsushi OzawaYounosuke ShimomuraIsao KobayashiYoshitaka AndouKen ShirabeMasanobu YamadaPublished in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2018)
Age is the most important predictor of the progression of kidney dysfunction after adrenalectomy in Japanese patients with APAs, particularly those with a history of cardiovascular events and positivity for KCNJ5 mutations.