THE hypertension seen in all reported cases of primary aldosteronism caused by an adrenal adenoma has been of a benign and not rapidly progressive nature. 1 On the other hand, an increased secretion ...

Current treatment options for primary aldosteronism are limited to surgery or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists when surgery isn't an option. In a phase IIa trial, baxdrostat resolved or reduced ...

In a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers are advising healthcare professionals to screen for primary aldosteronism more often and consider it as a possible primary ...

June 19, 2012 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Editor's note: A new screening test for primary aldosteronism that uses a ratio of potassium excretion capacity/body mass index is as good as the aldosterone/renin ...

The seated saline suppression test couldn't discriminate between patients with suspected primary aldosteronism who would and would not respond to treatment. Most patients responded to treatment, and ...

A total of 292 consecutive adult subjects with hypertension or prehypertension visiting the Health Screening Center at KKR Hokuriku Hospital for a general health screening (annual health examination) ...

Primary aldosteronism is caused by bilateral idiopathic hyperplasia in approximately two-thirds of cases and aldosterone-producing adenoma in one-third. Most patients with primary aldosteronism are ...

Adrenal gland cancer, computer illustration. The authors explore the etiology and clinical presentation of primary and secondary aldosteronism as well as medical and surgical treatment options.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with secondary osteoporosis are 10 times more likely to have primary aldosteronism than patients ...

Primary aldosteronism (PA), characterized by inappropriately high concentrations of the adrenal-derived hormone aldosterone, is the most common endocrine cause of arterial hypertension. As compared ...

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