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CT of primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn's syndrome): the value of measuring the adrenal gland.

, 2003
OBJECTIVE: The objectives of our study of patients with primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn's syndrome) were to determine whether the adrenal glands are larger in patients with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia than in those with aldosterone-producing adenomas ...
A. B. Grossman, ISIDORI, Andrea, A. G. Rockall, A. Grossman, S. A. Sohaib, R. K. Lingam, J. P. Monson, R. H. Reznek, I. Vlahos, A. M. Isidori   +9 more
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To treat or not to treat, or how to interpret the results of the background study (medical case)

Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2011
The patient C. initially had normal numbers of blood pressure, and even observed a tendency to hypotension with increased many times the level of aldosterone, which is atypical for a picture of primary hyperaldosteronism, since this disease is ...
N. I. Volkova, U. V. Spasskaya
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Immunohistochemistry confirms pulmonary metastases from an adrenal adenocarcinoma causing primary hyperaldosteronism in a cat

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
Case summary This report describes a 14-year-and-9-month-old, male neutered cat with a primary adrenal tumour secreting aldosterone with pulmonary metastases, alongside concurrent hyperthyroidism and congestive heart failure.
Alice H Watson, Sophie Broughton, Luke C Dutton, Francisco Llabrés-Díaz, Norelene Harrington, Harriet M Syme   +5 more
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High frequency of primary hyperaldosteronism among hypertensive patients from a primary care area in Sweden

, 2006
Objective. To search for primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA) among previously known hypertensive patients in primary care, using the aldosterone/renin ratio (ARR), and to evaluate clinical and biochemical characteristics in patients with high or normal ...
Westerdahl, Christina, Isaksson, Anders, Valdemarsson, Stig, Bergenfelz, Anders, Wihl, Anders, Nerbrand, Christina, Westerdahl, Christina,, Isaksson, Anders,, Valdemarsson, Stig,, Bergenfelz, Anders,, Lund University., Nerbrand, Christina,   +11 more
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High prevalence of undiagnosed primary hyperaldosteronism among patients with essential hypertension

, 1999
Background: Classically, primary hyperaldosteronism was diagnosed in no more than 1% of patients with hypertension, when hypokalemia was used as the screening test.
Rojas, P., Mosso, L., Fardella, C., Rojas, A., Montero, J., Soto, J., Foradori, A., Rojas, V., Sanchez, O., Huete, A.   +9 more
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An uncommon case of primary hyperaldosteronism: Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia

The most common causes of primary hyperaldosteronism, which in turn lead to secondary hypertension, are aldosterone-producing adenoma and bilateral adrenal hyperplasia.
U. N. Samarakkody, Yamuna Ranaweera, Kinoshan Vimalanathan, A. A. H. Priyani   +3 more
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Genetic aspects of primary hyperaldosteronism and pheochromocytoma

, 2017
Pheochromocytoma and primary hyperaldosteronism are the most common causes of secondary hypertension. In a group of patients with primary hyperaldosteronism the prevalence of somatic mutation has been established in patients with aldosterone-producing ...
K. A. Balandina, N. V. Vorokhobina, S. B. Shustov, R. K. Galakhova   +3 more
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Primary Hyperaldosteronism Due to Adrenocortical Adenoma: a Case Report

Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2017
Primary hyperaldosteronism is an adrenal abnormality in which there is some degree of autonomy of aldosterone secretion. We report a case of thirty three years old Javanese female presented with uncontrolled hypertension, muscular weakness, cramps  and ...
Tjokorda Gde Dalem Pemayun, Ridho Naibaho, Maretina W Wiyati, Ardy Santosa, Siti Amarwati   +4 more
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Gene mutations that promote adrenal aldosterone production, sodium retention, and hypertension

The Application of Clinical Genetics, 2013
Andreas G Moraitis,1 William E Rainey,1,2 Richard J Auchus1 1Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Abstract: Primary aldosteronism (PA)
Moraitis AG, Rainey WE, Auchus RJ
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Malignant aldosterone-producing adrenal tumour:reoccurrence with glucocorticoid excess without hyperaldosteronism

, 2008
We describe a case of hypokalaemic hypertension due to hyperaldosteronism caused by a unilateral adrenocortical tumour with unfavourable histopathology suggestive of malignancy. After removal, the aldosterone excess disappeared.
Dullaart, R. P. F., Kluin, P. M., Abma, E. M.   +2 more
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