Evaluation of Splenic Metabolic Activity With 18FDG-PET in Hypertension

Inclusion Criteria

• •absence of prior cancer diagnosis or remission from cancer at the time of FDG-PET/CT imaging (from at least 6 months)
• •age ≥ 30 and ≤ 85 years
• •absence of acute cardio/cerebrovascular disease (myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attack, revascularization)
• •absence of acute or chronic inflammatory or autoimmune disease
• •diagnosis of presence/absence of hypertension, on the basis of documented medical history