ea0065p51 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular | SFEBES2019
Alizadeh Katrin
, Qureshi Sheharyar
We present an interesting case of Heparin inducedhypoaldosteronism associated hyperkalemia in a 69 year old man with a prosthetic heart valve requiring a right sided nephrectomy for a liposarcoma. His persistent hyperkalaemia failed to respond to conventional treatment initiallybut a switch to Warfarin and use of oral Fludrocortisone was effective in normalisation of observed high renin and low aldosterone levels. Early and timely recognition of Heparin induced hypoaldosteroni...