hypertension or major cardiovascular events at follow-up (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In patients undergoing RN, the risk of hypertension or major cardiovascular events is predicted by presence of nephropathy, heart failure or… Click to show full abstract
hypertension or major cardiovascular events at follow-up (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In patients undergoing RN, the risk of hypertension or major cardiovascular events is predicted by presence of nephropathy, heart failure or history of myocardial infarction, but not by the removal of adrenal gland at surgery. The first observation underlines the role of renal parenchyma loss and cardiovascular abnormalities in exposing patients to higher risk of hypertension or major cardiovascular events. The latter may be explained by compensation mechanism of the contralateral adrenal gland.
               
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