Aldosterone and metabolic syndrome: is increased aldosterone in metabolic syndrome patients an additional risk factor?

Hypertension. 2008 May;51(5):1252-8. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.109439. Epub 2008 Mar 17.

Authors

Alexander W Krug¹, Monika Ehrhart-Bornstein

Affiliation

¹ University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Clinic III, University of Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany. krugaw@mail.nih.gov

PMID: 18347227
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.109439

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Aldosterone / metabolism*
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / metabolism
Humans
Hypertension / etiology
Hypertension / metabolism
Lipid Metabolism / physiology
Metabolic Syndrome / complications*
Metabolic Syndrome / metabolism*
Obesity / metabolism
Risk Factors

Substances

Aldosterone