Plasma Aldosterone and Its Relationships With Left Ventricular Mass in Essential Hypertensive Patients With the Metabolic Syndrome | Zendy

Giuseppe Mulè | Zendy; Emilio Nardi | Zendy; Paola Cusimano | Zendy; Santina Cottone | Zendy; Giovanna Seddio | Zendy; Claudia Geraci | Zendy; Alessandro Palermo | Zendy; Giuseppe Andronico | Zendy; Giovanni Cerasola | Zendy

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Plasma Aldosterone and Its Relationships With Left Ventricular Mass in Essential Hypertensive Patients With the Metabolic Syndrome

Author(s) -

Giuseppe Mulè,

Emilio Nardi,

Paola Cusimano,

Santina Cottone,

Giovanna Seddio,

Claudia Geraci,

Alessandro Palermo,

Giuseppe Andronico,

Giovanni Cerasola

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2008.225

Subject(s) - medicine , aldosterone , metabolic syndrome , body mass index , endocrinology , confounding , blood pressure , obesity , essential hypertension , plasma renin activity , cardiology , population , renin–angiotensin system , environmental health

The association of aldosterone with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) has not been fully elucidated. The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationships of plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) with MetS and left ventricular mass (LVM) in nondiabetic Caucasian patients with essential hypertension.

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