High Prevalence of Diabetes in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism (PA) Associated With Subclinical Hypercortisolism and Prediabetes More Prevalent in Bilateral Than Unilateral PA: A Large, Multicenter Cohort Study in Japan.
Yuko AkehiTashihiko YanaseRyoko MotonagaHironobu UmakoshiMika TsuikiYoshiyu TakedaTakashi YonedaIsao KuriharaHiroshi ItohTakuyuki KatabamiTakamasa IchijoNorio WadaYui ShibayamaTakanobu YoshimotoKenji AshidaYoshihiro OgawaJunji KawashimaMasakatsu SoneNobuya InagakiKatsutoshi TakahashiMegumi FujitaMinemori WatanabeYuichi MatsudaHiroki KobayashiHirotaka ShibataKohei KamemuraMichio OtsukiYuichi FujiiKoichi YamamotoAtsushi OgoShintaro OkamuraShozo MiyauchiTomikazu FukuokaShoichiro IzawaShigeatsu HashimotoMasanobu YamadaYuichiro YoshikawaTatsuya KaiTomoko SuzukiTakashi KawamuraMitsuhide Narusenull nullPublished in: Diabetes care (2020)
Individuals with PA have a high prevalence of diabetes, which is associated mainly with SH. The prevalence of prediabetes is greater for bilateral than unilateral PA, suggesting a unique metabolic cause of bilateral PA.