Risky business: a single-centre cross-sectional analysis of calculated cardiovascular risk in patients with primary aldosteronism and essential hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Primary aldosteronism (PA), the most common endocrine cause of hypertension, is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than blood pressure (BP)-matched essential hypertension (EH). We aimed to compare the calculated risks of CVD in patients who had hypertension with PA or EH using CVD risk calculators, hypothesising that they will fail to recognise the increased CVD risk in PA.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting

An endocrine hypertension service in Victoria, Australia.

Participants

Patients who had hypertension without CVD referred for the investigation of hypertension.

Outcome measures

Calculated 5-year or 10-year CVD risk as predicted by the National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance (NVDPA) algorithm, Framing

SUBMITTER: Solanki P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664285 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature