Adrenocortical Causes of Hypertension

Adrenocortical Causes of Hypertension

Primary aldosteronism is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. In the past, screening for primary aldosteronism was offered only in patients with hypertension associated with hypokalemia. Recent studies showed that hypokalemia is seen in only 25% of the patients with primary aldosteronism...

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Main Authors: Andreas Moraitis, Constantine Stratakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/624691
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spelling doaj-ac09ec5068a0468b90ad2da0872f95222020-11-24T23:39:26ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Hypertension2090-03922011-01-01201110.4061/2011/624691624691Adrenocortical Causes of HypertensionAndreas Moraitis0Constantine Stratakis1Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAPrimary aldosteronism is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. In the past, screening for primary aldosteronism was offered only in patients with hypertension associated with hypokalemia. Recent studies showed that hypokalemia is seen in only 25% of the patients with primary aldosteronism, which has increased the prevalence of primary aldosteronism to 10–15% of all cases with new onset hypertension.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/624691
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description Primary aldosteronism is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. In the past, screening for primary aldosteronism was offered only in patients with hypertension associated with hypokalemia. Recent studies showed that hypokalemia is seen in only 25% of the patients with primary aldosteronism, which has increased the prevalence of primary aldosteronism to 10–15% of all cases with new onset hypertension.
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