ea0050oc4.4 | Adrenal and Steroids | SFEBES2017
Kline Gregory
, Darras Pol
, Leung Alexander
, Chin Alex
, So Benny
, Holmes Daniel
Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) accounts for a significant proportion of patients with hypertension. There has been a focus on ACTH in the pathogenesis of aldosterone secretion even with suppressed renin. With the link between psychological stress and cardiovascular disease as well as the association between anxiety and PA, there may be broader neurohormonal stress stimuli that modulate aldosterone production in PA patients, beyond the HPA axis. PA patients ...