ea0022p28 | Adrenal | ECE2010
Volpe Cristina
, Thoren Marja
, Backdahl Martin
, Calissendorff Jan
, Falhammar Henrik
, Wahrenberg Hans
, Hamberger Bertil
, Enberg Ulla
Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) accounts for 510% of all hypertension. In about 30% of PA patients the disease is unilateral caused by an adenoma or rarely unilateral hyperplasia. Cure rate from unilateral adrenalectomy, defined as normalized aldosterone secretion, is high but only 3035% will obtain complete resolution of hypertension. We have studied pre- and postoperative characteristics potentially important for biochemical cure and normotension after adr...