Steroidogenic Activity in Unresected Adrenals Associated With Surgical Outcomes in Primary Aldosteronism

Hypertension. 2021 May 5;77(5):1638-1646. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16335. Epub 2021 Mar 29.

Kazuki Nakai^{1

2}, Yuya Tsurutani¹, Kosuke Inoue^{1

3}, Seishi Matsui⁴, Kohzoh Makita⁵, Yuto Yamazaki⁶, Hironobu Sasano⁶, Noriko Makita², Masaomi Nangaku², Jun Saito¹, Masao Omura⁷, Tetsuo Nishikawa^{1

8}

¹ Endocrinology and Diabetes Center (K.N., Y.T., K.I., J.S., T.N.), Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Japan.
² Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan (K.N., N.M., M.N.).
³ Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles (K.I.).
⁴ Department of Radiology (S.M.), Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Japan.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan (K.M.).
⁶ Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan (Y.Y., H.S.).
⁷ Minato Mirai Medical Square, Yokohama, Japan (M.O.).
⁸ Nishikawa Clinic, Yokohama, Japan (T.N.).

Abstract

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Keywords: adrenal gland; adrenalectomy; hypertension; informed consent; veins.