Comparisons of microvascular and macrovascular changes in aldosteronism-related hypertension and essential hypertension

Abstract Case-control observational study to evaluate the microvascular and macrovascular changes in patients with hypertension secondary to primary aldosteronism (PA), essential hypertension (EH) and healthy subjects. Measurements of arterial stiffness including augmentation index (AIx) and pulse w...

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Main Authors: Monica Varano, Pierluigi Iacono, Massimiliano M. Tedeschi, Claudio Letizia, Mario Curione, Claudio Savoriti, Erika Baiocco, Laura Zinnamosca, Cristiano Marinelli, Barbara Boccassini, Mariacristina Parravano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02622-2