Primary aldosteronism in young adults with acute stroke: Prevalence and clinical characteristics

The objectives of the study were to investigate the prevalence of PA in patients under 45  years old with history of acute stroke and the clinical characteristics during stroke attack. We retrieved the medical records of 116 patients once admitted due to acute stroke and cross-sectionally conducted screening test as well as confirmatory test among those patients.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - March 10, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Ziwei Tang, Haiyan Chen, Wenwen He, Linqiang Ma, Ying Song, Mei mei, Ting Luo, Zhipeng Du, Jinbo Hu, Shumin Yang, Qingfeng Cheng, Zhihong Wang, Qifu Li, the Chongqing Primary Aldosteronism Study(CONPASS) Group Source Type: research