Endocrine Abstracts

Arterial hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor. Detection of secondary forms of hypertension is key to targeted management and prevention of cardiovascular complications. Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common and curable form of secondary arterial hypertension and has an estimated prevalence of ~10% in referred patients and 5% in primary care. PA results from autonomous aldosterone production from the adrenal cortex, caused in the majority of cases by a un...