The aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR) has gained popularity as a screening test for primary hyperaldosteronism, a probably underdiagnosed cause of hypertension. However, studies have yielded varying ...

Primary hyperaldosteronism is one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension but clear differentiation between its various subtypes can be a clinical challenge. We report the case of a ...

This problem is also known as primary hyperaldosteronism. Aldosterone is a hormone that controls salt and potassium levels in the blood. Too much aldosterone leads to high blood pressure. Only about 1 ...

UnitedHealth sometimes suggested a hormonal condition, secondary hyperaldosteronism, that was so obscure Jones had to turn to Google for help. “I needed to look it up,” he said. The government ...

The primary hyperaldosteronism, an endocrine disease increasingly identified in cats, is characterized by adrenal gland dysfunction that interferes with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, ...

The most common cause of primary hyperaldosteronism is Conn’s syndrome (80%), and treatment resistant hypertension with hypokalaemia in pregnancy should prompt investigation for this. There is ...

RHT seems to be more related to excess volume, characterized by renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system hyperactivity with a remarkable magnitude of the hyperaldosteronism status. However, RfHT, defined ...