Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Nonfunctional Adrenal Incidentaloma: Myth or Reality?

Erbil Y., Ozbey N., Barbaros U., UNALP H. R., Salmaslioglu A., Ozarmagan S.

WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.33, no.10, pp.2099-2105, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00268-009-0178-0
  • Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2099-2105
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

It is not clear whether nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma (NFA) increases the risk of atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome or whether this type of adrenal tumor has been found more frequently in patients with cardiometabolic risk factors. We aimed to determine the effects of NFA on cardiometabolic risk factors and endothelial function and to compare the patients with a 1:1 cardiometabolic risk factor matched control group.