ea0038p212 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2015
Powlson Andrew S
, Teo Ada
, Haris Lalarukh
, Maniero Carmela
, Marker Alison
, Azizan Elena
, Gurnell Mark
, Brown Morris J
Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is now recognised to account for 510% of all cases of hypertension (and 2025% of refractory hypertension). For patients with a demonstrable unilateral cause, adrenalectomy offers the potential for cure of PA, although resolution of hypertension occurs in only ~50% of patients. We have examined histological appearances and radiological features in patients with APAs undergoing adrenalectomy in an attempt to further our understa...