Endocrine Abstracts

ContextPrimary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. Yet, the incidence of PA in the population has not been studied.ObjectiveTo estimate the incidence of PA in western Sweden.Design and methodsPatients who had received a diagnostic code for PA between 1987 and 2016 were identified in the Swedish National Patient Registry. Assessme...

Objectives: Clinical studies indicate that primary aldosteronism (PA) is associated with dysregulated bone homeostasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of hip fractures in patients with PA.Methods: We studied a nationwide cohort of 2419 patients with PA (1997-2019) and 24 187 age and sex matched controls from the general population. Hip fractures were identified by ICD codes in the Swedish National Patient Register. We estimated hazar...