Relationship Between Visceral Fat and Plasma Aldosterone Concentration in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism

摘要

ContextThe involvement of visceral fat in aldosterone secretion has not been reported in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA). Patients with PA are complicated by metabolic syndrome more frequently than those without PA. An excess of visceral fat has been hypothesized to cause an elevation of aldosterone secretion in patients with PA.