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ea0086p18 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular | SFEBES2022

Adrenal reserve and glucocorticoid requirements post unilateral adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism

Bakaya Kaushiki , Bharadwaj Aniket , Chung Teng-Teng

Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension that can be cured by surgery. Mild autonomous cortisol co-secretion is a recognised feature of PA, which is associated with an increased cardiometabolic penalty and the possibility of adrenal insufficiency postoperatively. There have also been case reports of adrenal crisis post adrenalectomy for this patient subtype. We report our experience of adrenal insufficiency post adrenalectomy ...