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Does the presence of KCNJ5 gene mutations affect postoperative LVMI improvements and cardiovascular complications in Japanese patients with aldosterone-producing adenomas?
Does the presence of KCNJ5 gene mutations affect postoperative LVMI improvements and cardiovascular complications in Japanese patients with aldosterone-producing adenomas?
KCNJ5 mutations are highly prevalent in Japanese APA patients and are associated with significant postoperative improvements in LVMI, highlighting the need for precise diagnosis to manage cardiovascular risk.
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KCNJ5 mutations were associated with greater postoperative LVMI improvement in Japanese APA patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before guiding management.
The present findings clearly demonstrated that KCNJ5 mutations are common among Japanese APA patients (frequency: 69.4%). In this study, the KCNJ5-mutated group demonstrated significant postoperative improvements in LVMI, possibly due to strong autonomous aldosterone production. Hence, it is necessary to precisely diagnose younger APA patients possessing a strong capacity for aldosterone production due to KCNJ5 gene mutations, as such cases may be easily complicated by cardiovascular events.
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