Open AccessHypokalemia correlated with arterial stiffness but not microvascular endothelial function in patients with primary aldosteronism
Author(s) -
YuanJen Chang,
Aaron Chen,
Ming-Fong Chen,
ChiSheng Hung,
VinCent Wu,
Xue-Ming Wu,
YenHung Lin,
YiLwun Ho,
KwanDun Wu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jraas. journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system/journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1752-8976
pISSN - 1470-3203
DOI - 10.1177/1470320314524996
Subject(s) - hypokalemia , medicine , arterial stiffness , primary aldosteronism , essential hypertension , cardiology , aldosterone , population , endothelial dysfunction , blood pressure , environmental health
Hypokalemia in primary aldosteronism (PA) patients correlates with higher levels of cardiovascular events and altered left ventricular geometry. However, the influence of aldosterone on microvascular endothelial function and the effect of hypokalemia on the vascular structure still remain unclear.