How should we treat patients with primary aldosteronism to prevent new-onset diabetes mellitus?
How should we treat patients with primary aldosteronism to prevent new-onset diabetes mellitus?
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原发性醛固酮增多症患者如何预防新发糖尿病?
DOI:
10.1097/hjh.0000000000001440
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发表时间:
2017
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影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Nishiyama Akira
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作者:
Hitomi Hirofumi;Nishiyama Akira
Previous clinical reports have revealed that primary aldosteronism is a possible cause of glucose intolerance and might be a cause of diabetes mellitus [1–3]. However, a long-term, large-scale observation study examining the onset of diabetes mellitus among patients with primary aldosteronism has not been conducted, and data related to treatment options, including surgical and pharmacological interventions, are particularly lacking. Previous basic studies have demonstrated that aldosterone not only controls blood pressure and electrolyte balance, but also is involved in glucose metabolism [4]. Although these basic studies clarified the molecular mechanism of glucose metabolism at high aldosterone levels, clinical trials to elucidate the involvement of new onset of diabetes mellitus (NODM) are lacking and the effects of therapeutic options to prevent NODM in patients with primary aldosteronism remain controversial. The clear, interesting study by Wu et al.[5] in this issue of the Journal of Hypertension aimed to investigate the longterm association of high aldosterone concentration with NODM among primary aldosteronism patients. In addition, the risk of NODM was compared between patients who underwent surgical resection of aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) and those who received pharmacological treatment with a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA).Wu et al. designed a population study using Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) research database records from 1997 to 2009. The NHI program is a nationwide insurance program that registers outpatient visits, hospital admissions, interventions, and disease profiles in almost all the population of Taiwan (23.12 million in 2009). First, Wu et al. identified 2367 patients with primary aldosteronism who had not received treatment with any antidiabetic agents before diagnosis, and included 9468 essential