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Primary hyperaldosteronism [PDF]
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2003 Primary hyperaldosteronism is an important cause of hypertension. Its true prevalence is still a matter of debate, since about 10% of hypertensives may have underlying hyperaldosteronism. Primary hyperaldosteronism is due to aldosterone-secreting tumours, bilateral adrenal hyperplasia or, rarely, adrenal carcinoma or genetic causes ...
Sunil, Nadar +2 more
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Genetics of primary hyperaldosteronism [PDF]
Endocrine-Related Cancer, 2016 Hypertension is a common medical condition and affects approximately 20% of the population in developed countries. Primary aldosteronism is the most common form of secondary hypertension and affects 8–13% of patients with hypertension. The two most common causes of primary aldosteronism are aldosterone-producing adenoma and bilateral adrenal ...
Ravi Kumar, Dutta +2 more
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Primary Hyperaldosteronism As A Risk Factor For Recurrent Nephrolithiasis
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2012 Primary hyperaldosteronism typically presents as hypertension, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis. Several previous reports note an association between primary hyperaldosteronism and nephrolithiasis with secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Ekamol Tantisattamo, Thomas B. Francis
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Primary hyperaldosteronism with concomitant cortisol secretion [PDF]
Наука и инновации в медицинеAim – to study the diagnostic possibilities of comparative selective venous blood sampling from the central adrenal vein in patients with primary hyperaldosteronism with combined autonomous cortisol secretion. Material and methods.
Aleksandr A. Lisitsyn +5 more
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Primary hyperaldosteronism: diagnosis and treatment
Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2017 The aspects of primary hyperaldosteronism that have an important social and medical value are examined in this lecture. It is underlined that in some patients with timely diagnosis and choice of optimal therapeutic approach, a complete recovery is ...
L.A. Nikitiuk +3 more
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Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2017 Background. Primary hyperaldosteronism is a known cause for secondary hypertension. In addition to its effect on blood pressure, aldosterone exhibits proinflammatory actions and plays a role in immunomodulation/development of autoimmunity.
S. S. C. Gunatilake, U. Bulugahapitiya
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The problem of timely diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism. Clinical case
Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2023 A clinical case is presented of delayed diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA) due to aldosterone-producing adenoma. Suspicion of PHA arises in case of persistent combination of hypertension with hypokalemia of various severity, a specific ...
V.M. Zhdan +6 more
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Spectrum of Clinical and Pathogenetic Forms of Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2015 The aim of the study was to investigate the spectrum of different pathogenetic forms of primary hyperaldosteronism on the clinical data of Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Center of Endocrine Surgery, Endocrine Organs and Tissues Transplantation within
L.V. Shchekaturova
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Primary hyperaldosteronism presenting as hypokalaemic periodic paralysis
Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2019 Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis is episodic painless muscle weakness associated with areflexia (1). Hypertension and hypokalaema are the classic presentation of primary hyperaldoteronism though some patients can be normokalaemic (2).
A. S. Embuldeniya +3 more
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Paradigm shift on the role of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in hypertension therapy
Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии, 2023 The literature review is devoted to modern ideas about the role of hyperaldosteronism as one of the important pathophysiological links in hypertension (HTN) development.
S. R. Gilyarevsky, D. O. Ladygina
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