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    Recent progress in unraveling cardiovascular complications associated with primary aldosteronism: a succinct review

    This comprehensive review offers a thorough exploration of recent advancements in our understanding of the intricate cardiovascular complications associated with Primary Aldosteronism (PA). PA encompasses a sp...

    Wei-Ting Wang, Tsung-Hui Wu, Leay-Kiaw Er, Chien-Wei Huang in Hypertension Research (2024)

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    Kidney function predicts new-onset cardiorenal events and mortality in primary aldosteronism: approach of the 2021 race-free eGFR equation

    Individuals with primary aldosteronism (PA) exhibit glomerular hyperfiltration, which may conceal underlying kidney damage. This observational cohort study enrolled 760 coronary artery disease-naive patients d...

    Chun-Fu Lai, Yen-Hung Lin, Kuo-How Huang, Jeff S. Chueh in Hypertension Research (2024)

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    Fat mass as an important predictor of persistent hypertension in patients with primary aldosteronism after adrenalectomy

    Aldosterone excess is present in obesity and is associated with involvement in the pathogenesis of obesity. We evaluate the impact of body obesity as measured by body composition monitor (BCM) on clinical outc...

    Wei-Chieh Huang, Ying-Ying Chen, Shao-Yu Yang, Chun-Fu Lai in Hypertension Research (2023)

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    New-onset diabetes mellitus risk associated with concurrent autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with primary aldosteronism

    Concurrent autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS) in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA patients) is not uncommon. This work aimed to determine the effect of cortisol levels on incident new-onset type 2 diab...

    Vin-Cent Wu, Chieh-Kai Chan, Wan-Chen Wu, Kang-Yung Peng in Hypertension Research (2023)

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    A post-trial follow-up study of pentosan polysulfate monotherapy on preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in women

    For women with recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), previous U101 study has shown that pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) monotherapy for 16 weeks significantly reduced UTI episodes in the treatment group t...

    Yuan-Ju Lee, Shang-Jen Chang, Hsiu-Ying Lin, En Meng, Jeff S. Chueh in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    FGF23 ameliorates ischemia-reperfusion induced acute kidney injury via modulation of endothelial progenitor cells: targeting SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling

    The levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) rapidly increases after acute kidney injury (AKI). However, the role of FGF23 in AKI is still unclear. Here, we observe that pretreatment with FGF23 protein in...

    Huang-Ming Chang, Kang-Yung Peng, Chieh-Kai Chan, Chiao-Yin Sun in Cell Death & Disease (2021)