[Hormonal Assessment of Secondary Hypertension - How to do it and what to expect?]

[Hormonal Assessment of Secondary Hypertension - How to do it and what to expect?]
Presse Med. 2019 Nov 21;:
Authors: Silhol F, Sarlon-Bartoli G, Vaïsse B
Abstract
The Hormonal assessment of Arterial Hypertension (HTA) is an important part of the balance of resistant hypertension. This assessment - going well beyond the search for primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA) - requires a rigorous methodology and a robust experience of the nursing team within a dedicated unit: the HTA Day Hospital. If all the conditions are met and the assessment carried out well, it will allow a significant profitability since in this resistant hypertensive population it will detect a particular mechanism or secondary hypertension in 70% of patients. Since the diagnosis of PHA is essentially biological, the proper execution of the various stages of the assessment is essential to its documentation.
PMID: 31761607 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Presse Medicale - November 20, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Silhol F, Sarlon-Bartoli G, Vaïsse B Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research