title: Endocrine and hypertensive disorders of potassium regulation: primary aldosteronism.
abstract: The identification of primary aldosteronism as a common cause of resistant hypertension is a significant advance in our ability to care for patients with hypertension. Primary aldosteronism is common, and when unrecognized is associated with an increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Identification of primary aldosteronism is based on use of the plasma aldosterone level, plasma renin activity, and the aldosterone:renin ratio. Differentiation between unilateral and bilateral autonomous adrenal aldosterone production then guides further therapy, with use of mineralocorticoid-receptor blockers for patients with bilateral autonomous adrenal aldosterone production and laparoscopic adrenalectomy for patients with unilateral autonomous aldosterone production. In this review, we discuss in detail the pathogenesis of primary aldosteronism-induced hypertension and potassium disorders, the evaluation of the patient with suspected primary aldosteronism, and the management of primary aldosteronism, both through medications and surgery.
authors: Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA. david.weiner@medicine.ufl.edu
authors: I David
authors: ID
authors: Weiner
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D000077545:Eplerenone; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists; D013148:Spironolactone; D000450:Aldosterone; D000077545:Eplerenone; D012083:Renin
keywords: Aldosterone; aldosterone-producing adenoma; bilateral adrenal hyperplasia; hypertension; hypokalemia; renin
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