Table 1. Cardiovascular and metabolic complications in primary aldosteronism (PA) compared to essential hypertension (EH).
PA (%) | EH (%) | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular events | |||
Atrial fibrilation (17) | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.001 |
Coronary artery disease (17) | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.03 |
Heart failure (17) | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.003 |
Nonfatal myocardial infarction (17) | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.01 |
Stroke (18) | 7.4 | 3.5 | 0.006 |
Metabolic alterations | |||
Metabolic syndrome (19) | 41.1 | 29.6 | 0.05 |
Abnormal glucose metabolism (20)# | 22.4 | 16.8 | 0.04 |
# Meta analysis.