Synergistic effect of albuminuria on atherosclerosis in patients with primary aldosteronism.
Ting-Wei KaoChe-Wei LiaoCheng-Hsuan TsaiYi-Yao ChangChien-Ting PanChin-Chen ChangBo-Ching LeeWei-Chieh HuangKuo-How HuangChing-Chu LuTai-Shuan LaiChieh-Kai ChanJeff S ChuehVin-Cent WuChi-Sheng HungZheng-Wei ChenYen-Hung LinPublished in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease (2023)
Concomitant albuminuria in PA was associated with greater arterial stiffness and more substantial improvement after targeted treatment. Both the baseline and the improved extent of PWV increased in correlation with rising urine albumin-creatinine ratio levels, reaching a plateau when the urine albumin-creatinine ratio surpassed 100 mg/g.