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Primary Aldosteronism and Pregnancy
Objective: Primary aldosteronism (PA) may present at younger age and may thus complicate pregnancy. Our aim was to identify female patients in whom PA was diagnosed after pregnancy complicated with hypertension and to analyze possible hypertension ...
Tomáš Zelinka +5 more
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Case report: Percutaneous adrenal arterial embolization cures resistant hypertension
BackgroundPrimary aldosteronism is a common cause of resistant hypertension. Patients with primary aldosteronism due to aldosterone-producing adenoma are generally treated with unilateral adrenalectomy or medical therapy.
Yaqiong Zhou +9 more
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Bartter Syndrome With Normal Aldosterone Level and Acute Pancreatitis: An Unusual Presentation
ABSTRACT Bartter syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive renal tubulopathy, which classically presents with hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hyperreninemia, and hyperaldosteronism. We report an atypical presentation in a 16‐year‐old male who was diagnosed following an initial manifestation of acute pancreatitis.
Noor Ayaz +8 more
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Aldosterone and Cardiovascular Risk Across the Lifespan
Aldosterone excess, particularly in the context of primary aldosteronism, is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Historically considered a condition of resistant hypertension with hypokalaemia, patients with primary aldosteronism often ...
Roshan A. Ananda +2 more
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Objectives: To develop algorithms of locating patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) using insurance reimbursement data and to validate the algorithms using medical charts.
楊為舜;林彥宏;楊偉勛;吳允升;吳寬墩 +1 more
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Steroid metabolome analysis reveals prevalent glucocorticoid excess in primary aldosteronism [PDF]
BACKGROUND. Adrenal aldosterone excess is the most common cause of secondary hypertension and is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. However, adverse metabolic risk in primary aldosteronism extends beyond hypertension, with increased ...
Bidlingmaier, Martin +103 more
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Giant Adrenal Oncocytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
ABSTRACT Introduction Adrenal oncocytomas are rare, nonfunctioning tumors composed of eosinophilic oncocytic cells whose nonspecific imaging often impedes preoperative diagnosis. We report a case of a large nonfunctioning adrenal oncocytoma with borderline malignant potential, incidentally discovered during cardiac symptom evaluation.
Kohei Yamakawa +9 more
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Update in Primary Aldosteronism [PDF]
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a condition well worth detecting because it is a common cause of hypertension and is associated with excessive morbidity for the degree of hypertension and reduced quality of life, all of which can be abrogated with specific surgical or medical treatment.
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Severe hypernatraemia (Na+ 192 mmol/L) secondary to adipsia was successfully managed through gradual sodium correction, close monitoring and assisted water supplementation in a dog with a pituitary macroadenoma. No neurologic complications occurred during correction, and serum sodium concentrations remained stable for 9 months. This case highlights the
Gyo‐Bin Choo +4 more
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Factors Associated with Resolution of Hypertension after Adrenalectomy in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism [PDF]
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with resolution of hypertension after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism.
Wann Jia Loh +3 more
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