Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia Are Related to Plasma Aldosterone Levels in Hypertensive Patients
Response to Perciaccante et al.
- GianLuca Colussi, MD,
- Cristiana Catena, MD, PHD,
- Roberta Lapenna, MD,
- Elisa Nadalini, MD,
- Alessandra Chiuch, MD and
- Leonardo A. Sechi, MD
- From the Division of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Diabetes Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pathology and Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Address correspondence to Leonardo A. Sechi, MD, Clinica Medica, University of Udine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pathology and Medicine (DPMSC), Piazzale S. Maria della Misericordia, 1, 33100 Udine, Italy. E-mail: sechi{at}uniud.it
Perciaccante et al. (1) commented on our article (2) and underlined the relevance that an activated autonomic nervous system might have as a potential link between insulin resistance and hypertension. The possibility that sympathetic hyperactivity contributes to the prohypertensive action of insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia …
