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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Myocardial fibrosis in primary aldosteronism.

Yi-Lin Chen, Chi-Hua Chen, Xiao-Fei Ye, Jian-Zhong Xu, Li-Min Zhu, Ting-Yan Xu, Yan Li, Ji-Guang Wang

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yi-Lin ChenDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chi-Hua ChenDepartment of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiao-Fei YeSchool of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jian-Zhong XuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Li-Min ZhuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ting-Yan XuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ji-Guang WangDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Objective: We investigated myocardial fibrosis in relation to clinical and biochemical characteristics and the metabolomics in patients with primary aldosteronism. Methods: Our study included 54 patients with primary aldosteronism. We performed cardiac magnetic resonance to evaluate focal replacement myocardial fibrosis defined as late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and diffuse interstitial fibrosis as assessed by extracellular volume (ECV) with T1 mapping. We collected information on demographics and data of clinical biomarkers, and performed echocardiography and metabolomic analysis. Results: Patients with LGE (n=30), compared with those without LGE (n=24), had a longer duration of hypertension, higher 24-hour, daytime and nighttime systolic blood pressure, left ventricular mass index, and plasma NT-proBNP ( Conclusion: In patients with primary aldosteronism, focal replacement fibrosis was associated with cardiac afterload factors such as blood pressure, while diffuse interstitial fibrosis was associated with hyperaldosteronism. The amino-acid metabolism, especially the L-glutamate metabolism, might be involved in the process of myocardial fibrosis.

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CardiomyopathiesHyperaldosteronismMyocardiumAdultAgedBiomarkersEchocardiographyFemaleFibrosisHumansHypertensionMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMetabolomicsMiddle AgedBiomarkersextracellular volumelate gadolinium enhancementmetabolomic analysismyocardial fibrosisprimary aldosteronism

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