揭示肥胖中高血压的荷尔蒙机制

Stéfanie Parisien-La Salle1,2, Cheng-Hsuan Tsai1,3,4, Andrew J Newman1

  • 1Center for Adrenal Disorders, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

概括

与肥胖相关的高血压涉及荷尔蒙失衡,超过80%的患者表现为阿尔多斯特隆主义或高皮质醇主义. 这些发现支持针对肥胖个体高血压的向治疗.

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