Background: Computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and adrenal
vein sampling (AVS) are used to distinguish unilateral from bilateral increased aldosterone …

Great strides have been made in our understanding of the pathophysiology of primary
aldosteronism syndrome since Conn's description of the clinical presentation of a patient …

Objective: To develop clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with
primary aldosteronism. Participants: The Task Force included a chair, selected by the …

Objective: Our objective was to develop clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and
treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism. Participants: The Task Force comprised a …

Objectives: The aim of this report was to show that the rate of cardiovascular events is
increased in patients with either subtype of primary aldosteronism (PA). Background …

AACE= American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; AAES= American Association of
Endocrine Surgeons; ACC= adrenocortical carcinoma; ACE= angiotensin-converting …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of adrenal venous
sampling (AVS) on the management of patients with primary aldosteronism. METHODS …

There is an ongoing controversy on the prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA). We
aimed to update a meta-analysis published in 2008, that compiled studies reporting the …

Background Results of several studies published since 1999 suggest that primary
hyperaldosteronism (also known as Conn's syndrome) affects more than 10% of people with …

Background and aim Considering the amount of novel knowledge generated in the last five
years, a team of experienced hypertensionlogists was assembled to furnish updated clinical …