Primary Aldosteronism Screening Rates Differ with Sex, Race, and Comorbidities

Primary Aldosteronism Screening Rates Differ with Sex, Race, and Comorbidities

Background Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common but under‐recognized cause of secondary hypertension. Data directly comparing screening rates across single and overlapping indications are lacking. Methods and Results We conducted a retrospective review of adults with hypertension seen in outpatien...

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Main Authors: Adina F. Turcu, Winnie Nhan, Seda Grigoryan, Lei Zhang, Caitlin Urban, Haiping Liu, Lynn Holevinski, Lili Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
adrenal mass
aldosterone
hypertension
hypokalemia
primary aldosteronism
renin
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.025952

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