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Erschienen in: Current Cardiology Reports 8/2021

01.08.2021 | Hypertension (DS Geller and DL Cohen, Section Editors)

Primary Aldosteronism: a Continuum from Normotension to Hypertension

verfasst von: Taweesak Wannachalee, Adina F. Turcu

Erschienen in: Current Cardiology Reports | Ausgabe 8/2021

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. Emerging evidence suggests that PA is associated with cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal complications, that likely develop insidiously, due to prolonged inappropriate mineralocorticoid receptor activation. In this review, we discuss the expanding clinical and pathological spectrum of PA.

Recent Findings

Clinical and molecular studies conducted over the recent years reveal that PA traverses a series of contiguous stages. Pre-clinical, but hormonally overt PA has been identified in patients with normal blood pressure, and such patients harbor an increased risk of developing hypertension. Similarly, genetic and histopathological advancements have exposed a spectrum of PA pathology that corresponds to a continuum that spans from pre-clinical stages to florid PA.

Summary

PA evolves from pre-hypertensive stages to resistant hypertension, along with serious cardiovascular and renal consequences. Early recognition of PA and targeted therapy will be essential for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality prevention in a large number of patients.
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Metadaten
Titel
Primary Aldosteronism: a Continuum from Normotension to Hypertension
verfasst von
Taweesak Wannachalee
Adina F. Turcu
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2021
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Cardiology Reports / Ausgabe 8/2021
Print ISSN: 1523-3782
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-3170
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-021-01538-8

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