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. 2022 May 1;61(3):305–312. doi: 10.1590/2359-3997000000274

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.