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The silent hormone: How adrenal tumors quietly raise cardiovascular risk over time

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The silent hormone: How adrenal tumors quietly raise cardiovascular risk over time
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A major new study, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, has shown that cortisol levels in patients with adrenal tumors are far less stable than previously assumed. The study also found that those in whom cortisol remains persistently elevated carry a significantly greater risk of worsening high blood pressure and a heavier overall cardiometabolic burden.

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