Disturbed ventricular-arterial coupling and increased left atrial stiffness in a patient with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and hyperaldosteronism: a case report

BACKGROUND: Aldosterone is involved in almost all parts of the cardiovascular system. Hyperaldosteronism causes arterial hypertension and might predispose to stroke, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure. CASE SUMMARY: A 60-year-old obese woman with long-standing hypertension, hypokalaemia, and sho...

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Autores principales: Meyhöfer, Svenja, Schmid, Sebastian M, Hohl, Mathias, Reil, Jan-Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31911970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytz156

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31911970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytz156

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