Journal of Hypertension | 2019
INFLUENCE OF CORTISOL ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND TARGET ORGAN DAMAGES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITHOUT CORTISOL EXCESS
Abstract
Objective:Patients with overt and subclinical Cushing s syndrome frequently develop hypertension, metabolism disorders and atherosclerotic lesions. The aim of the present study was to test the association between cortisol and these parameters in hypertensive patients without cortisol excess.Design a