Primary aldosteronism (PA), the most common form of secondary hypertension, can be
either surgically cured or treated with targeted pharmacotherapy. PA is frequently …

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is associated with higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
rates than essential hypertension. The Japan Endocrine Society (JES) has developed an …

Alongside the lack of homogeneity among international guidelines and consensus
documents on primary hyperaldosteronism, the National UK guidelines on hypertension do …

Importance In addition to biochemical cure, clinical benefits after surgery for primary
aldosteronism depend on the magnitude of decrease in blood pressure (BP) and use of …

• Patients who cannot be considered for adrenalectomy may consider an empiric trial of
spironolactone or eplerenone for blood pressure control.• If a normal or negative result for …

Context Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is the current criterion standard lateralization
technique in primary aldosteronism (PA). Japanese registry data found that 30% of patients …

Context Aldosterone-producing adenomas are a curable subtype of primary aldosteronism
(PA); however, hypertension persists in some patients after adrenalectomy. Objective To …

Objective To analyze the evolution of the cardiometabolic profile of patients with primary
hyperaldosteronism (PA) after the treatment with surgery and with mineralocorticoid receptor …

Purpose To review the literature assessing the diagnostic performance of urinary steroid
profiling (USP) by high-performance liquid chromatography (LC–MS) or gas …

Background Subtyping of primary aldosteronism (PA) using imaging and adrenal vein
sampling (AVS) may yield discordant results, causing confusion in management …