Abstract Primary aldosteronism affects 5–13% of patients with hypertension. Patients with
hypertension and hypokalemia and most patients with treatment-resistant hypertension …

Background Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) has become the procedure of choice for
small benign lesions. Compared with open adrenalectomy (OA), it appears to achieve …

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common form of endocrine hypertension previously
believed to account for less than 1% of hypertensive patients. Hypokalemia was considered …

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

Background In patients with primary aldosteronism (PA), long-term cardiovascular and
mortality outcomes after adrenalectomy vs mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) …

Background Wide testing of the aldosterone: renin ratio among hypertensive individuals has
revealed primary aldosteronism to be common, with most patients normokalaemic. Some …

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) was first described in the literature in 1992, and has
become the preferred method for the removal of benign functioning and non-functioning …

Context: In patients with primary aldosteronism (PA), it is fundamental to distinguish between
subtypes that benefit from different therapies. Computed tomography (CT) scans lack …

Recent reviews recommended the use of the aldosterone/renin ratio (ARR) to screen for
primary hyperaldosteronism. However, widely different cutoff levels have been proposed …

Numerous studies conducted in recent years have reported an increase in the prevalence of
primary aldosteronism (PA). This increase has arisen because of changes in our screening …