Aldosterone as a mediator of cardiovascular damage

F Buffolo, M Tetti, P Mulatero, S Monticone - Hypertension, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Besides the physiological regulation of water, sodium, and potassium homeostasis,
aldosterone modulates several physiological and pathological processes in the …

Vascular actions of aldosterone

M Briet, EL Schiffrin - Journal of vascular research, 2013 - karger.com
Aldosterone exerts direct effects on the vascular system by inducing oxidative stress,
inflammation, hypertrophic remodeling, fibrosis, and endothelial dysfunction. Aldosterone …

Presence of subclinical hypercortisolism in clinical aldosterone-producing adenomas predicts lower clinical success

KY Peng, HW Liao, CK Chan, WC Lin, SY Yang… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
The clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with clinical aldosterone-producing
adenomas harboring KCNJ5 mutations with or without subclinical hypercortisolism remain …

Long term outcome of aldosteronism after target treatments

VC Wu, SM Wang, CH Chang, YH Hu, LY Lin… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
There exists a great knowledge gap in terms of long-term effects of various surgical and
pharmacological treatments on outcomes among primary aldosteronism (PA) patients. Using …

[HTML][HTML] Case detection and diagnosis of primary aldosteronism–the consensus of Taiwan Society of Aldosteronism

VC Wu, YH Hu, LK Er, RF Yen, CH Chang… - Journal of the Formosan …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background/Purpose Even though the increasing clinical recognition of primary
aldosteronism (PA) as a public health issue, its heightened risk profiles and the availability …

Long-term mortality and cardiovascular events in patients with unilateral primary aldosteronism after targeted treatments

VC Wu, SM Wang, KH Huang, YC Tsai… - European Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective Long-term outcomes (especially mortality and/or major cardiovascular events
(MACE)) of the unilateral primary aldosteronism (uPA) patients who underwent medical or …

Endothelial dysfunction in metabolic and vascular disorders

MM Polovina, TS Potpara - Postgraduate medicine, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Vascular endothelium has important regulatory functions in the cardiovascular system and a
pivotal role in the maintenance of vascular health and metabolic homeostasis. It has long …

Diagnosis and management of primary aldosteronism: an updated review

CT Chao, VC Wu, CC Kuo, YH Lin, CC Chang… - Annals of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common secondary form of arterial hypertension,
with a particularly high prevalence among patients with resistant hypertension. Aldosterone …

Endothelial dysfunction in primary aldosteronism

ZW Chen, CH Tsai, CT Pan, CH Chou, CW Liao… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is characterized by excess production of aldosterone from the
adrenal glands and is the most common and treatable cause of secondary hypertension …

Prevalence and clinical correlates of somatic mutation in aldosterone producing adenoma-Taiwanese population

VC Wu, KH Huang, KY Peng, YC Tsai, CH Wu… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common form of secondary hypertension and has significant
cardiovascular consequences. Mutated channelopathy due to the activation of calcium …