Changes in the Perceived Epidemiology of Primary Hyperaldosteronism

Primary aldosteronism has been considered a rare disease in the past years, affecting 1% of the hypertensive population. Subsequently, growing evidence of its higher prevalence is present in literature, although the estimates of disease range from 5 up to 20%, as in type 2 diabetes and resistant hyp...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Maria Fagugli, Chiara Taglioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/162804