Primary hyperaldosteronism due to adrenal microadenoma: a curable cause of refractory hypertension

Primary hyperaldosteronism due to adrenal microadenoma: a curable cause of refractory hypertension

The diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism due to microadenoma or unilateral adrenal hyperplasia can be challenging, since hypokalaemic alkalosis, high plasma aldosterone and a definite adenoma on imaging may all be absent. Method and result. We describe three cases of resistant hypertension (on &g...

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Main Authors: Khin Swe Myint, Michaela Watts, Derris S Appleton, David J Lomas, Neville Jamieson, Kevin P Taylor, Stuart Coghill, Morris J Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2008.015

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