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Comparison of cardiovascular complications in patients with and without KCNJ5 gene mutations harboring aldosterone-producing adenomas.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2015
Kitamoto Takumi, Suematsu Sachiko, Matsuzawa Yoko, Saito Jun, Omura Masao, Nishikawa Tetsuo
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AIM: Our objective was to evaluate the incidence of cardiovascular complications before and after unilateral adrenalectomy in patients with and without KCNJ5 gene mutations harboring aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA). METHODS: A total of 108 APA patients were evaluated in the present study. We compared the clinical characteristics and laboratory findings according to the cardiovascular complications in the...
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