Keeping primary aldosteronism in mind: Deficiencies in screening at-risk hypertensives

Primary aldosteronism is a common but underdiagnosed cause of hypertension. Patients with this disorder have worse morbidity compared with those with essential hypertension, but with timely diagnosis and appropriate intervention these patients are potentially cured and may have reversal of target organ damage. The goal of this study was to determine if hypertensive patients considered high risk were checked for primary aldosteronism.

Source: Surgery - November 8, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Brian C. Ruhle, Michael G. White, Salman Alsafran, Edwin L. Kaplan, Peter Angelos, Raymon H. Grogan Source Type: research