Resistant hypertension (RH) is defined as above-goal elevated blood pressure (BP) in a
patient despite the concurrent use of 3 antihypertensive drug classes, commonly including a …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) describes the long-term condition of impaired kidney function
from any cause. CKD is common and associated with a wide array of complications …

Cushing's syndrome is defined by prolonged exposure to glucocorticoids, leading to excess
morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis of this rare pathology is difficult due to the low specificity …

Adrenal incidentalomas (AI) may be associated with a mild autonomous cortisol secretion
(MACS) in up to one third of cases. There is growing evidence that MACS patients actually …

Although reports vary, the prevalence of true resistant hypertension and apparent treatment-
resistant hypertension (aTRH) has been reported to be 10.3% and 14.7%, respectively. As …

Endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare disease, and usually characterized by
hypertension, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, facial rounding, dorsocervical fat pad, thin …

In recent years, the condition of subclinical hypercortisolism (SH) has become a topic of
growing interest. This is due to the fact that SH prevalence is not negligible (0.8–2% in the …

Endogenous/exogenous Cushing's syndrome is characterized by a cluster of systemic
manifestations of hypercortisolism, which cause increased cardiovascular risk. Its biological …

Resistant hypertension (RHT) is an important disease that causes an increase in
cardiovascular risk, yet its etiology remains unclear. The authors aimed to investigate …

Background/Aims: Serum cortisol level is elevated in patients with essential hypertension.
We aimed at investigating the association of serum cortisol levels with parameters of renal …