Background As renin and aldosterone levels vary during the menstrual cycle, and are critical
criteria for interpretation of aldosterone suppression tests to confirm or exclude primary …

Adrenal masses are a common problem affecting 3− 7% of the population. The majority turn
out to be benign adrenocortical adenomas, which may be functional or non‐functional. Much …

It should not be forgotten that the concentration of aldosterone in plasma is only 1
thousandth that of cortisol. In this issue of Clinical Chemistry, Schirpenbach et al.(1) draw …

Background: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy has been shown to be safe and effective in the
treatment of patients with primary hyperaldosteronism due to aldosterone-producing …

BACKGROUND: Primary aldosteronism caused by an aldosterone producing adrenal
tumor/aldosteronoma (APA), is a potentially curable form of hypertension, via unilateral …

The fact that a debate concerning the unexpectedly high prevalence of normokalaemic
primary aldosteronism (PAL) attracted a large audience at the 2002 Scientific Meeting of the …

Primary aldosteronism (PA), first described by Conn in 1955, 1 is characterized by
hypertension, suppressed plasma renin activity (PRA), and increased aldosterone secretion …

SUMMARY 1 There are two types of familial hyperaldosteronism (FH): FH‐I and FH‐II. FH‐I
is caused by a hybrid CYP11B1/CYP11B2 gene mutation. The genetic cause of FH‐II, which …

Diagnosis of primary aldosteronism results in either the surgical cure of hypertension or
targeted pharmacotherapy. The two major subtypes of primary aldosteronism are unilateral …

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