ea0070aep51 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2020
Jorge Gabriel Ruiz Sánchez
, Cuesta M
, De Miguel P
, Perez X
, Moraga I
, Sáez de Parayuelo MV
, Fernández L
, Calle-Pascual LA
, Runkle I
Isolated acquired hypoaldosteronism (HA) is considered to be a cause of hypovolemic hyponatremia (HH) with urinary sodium loss (UNaL) and hyperkalemia/upper-limit serum potassium (SK). However, some authors question the presentation of hyponatremia of these characteristics in the absence of Addison’s disease (AD).We present a series of patients with HA.
Methods: Aretrospective study of 70 cases of HH with UNaL (UNa > 25 mmol/l) and SK ≥ 5 mmol/l or in...