Hypertension and adrenal disorders.
Curr Hypertens Rep
; 5(6): 498-504, 2003 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-14594571
Adrenal disorders causing hypertension can be related to the dysfunction of either the adrenal cortex or the adrenal medulla. These disorders, including congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), owing to 11B-hydroxylase deficiency and to 17alpha-hydroxylase deficiency; apparent mineralocorticoid excess; familial hyperaldosteronism type I; primary aldosteronism; Cushing's syndrome; and familial glucocorticoid resistance, primarily affect the adrenal cortex and cause low-renin hypertension. The classic disorder of the adrenal medulla resulting in hypertension is pheochromocytoma, although hypertension in obesity might also be associated with catecholamine secretion. In this review, we discuss these etiologies and the most recent advances in our knowledge of their pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de las Glándulas Suprarrenales
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Hypertens Rep
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos