Pozzoli G, Mariotti G C, Colombo F
G Ital Cardiol. 1980;10(10):1415-8.
The Authors present a case of licorice-sustained hypertension in a young man. blood and urine tests revealed: hypokaliemia with hyperkaliuria, suppressed plasmatic renin activity, absent urinary aldosterone. A symmetric left ventricular hypertrophy was detectable at the echocardiogram. Five months after the interruption of licorice ingestion the valves of systemic blood pressure were normal and the haematochemical investigations were also within normal limits. An echocardiogram revealed the disappearance of the signs of left ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial mass was reduced of about 40%. The usefulness of an echocardiographic examination, to evaluate hypertensive cardiomyopathy, is stressed.
作者报告了一例年轻男性因食用甘草导致持续性高血压的病例。血液和尿液检查显示：低钾血症伴高钾尿症，血浆肾素活性受抑制，尿醛固酮缺乏。超声心动图可检测到对称性左心室肥厚。停止食用甘草五个月后，血压值正常，血液化学检查也在正常范围内。超声心动图显示左心室肥厚体征消失，心肌质量减少约40%。强调了超声心动图检查在评估高血压性心肌病方面的作用。
