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Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas as Causes of Endocrine Hypertension
4 Jun 2019
Abstract excerpt
Chromaffin tumors are included among the causes of secondary hypertension because of the release of catecholamines. Nevertheless, the clinical, cardiovascular, and hypertensive picture of patients affected by pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas (PPGL) is extremely variable, due to the different quantitative and qualitative releasing activity of these tumors. A consistent percentage of these patients, about 20%, is...
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