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ea0037ep92 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2015

Long-term outcome from unilateral adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism

Hannon Mark J , Sze Candy , Carpenter Robert , Parvanta Laila , Matson Matthew , Sahdeve Anju , Druce Maralyn R , Waterhouse Mona , Akker Scott A , Drake William M

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is an important cause of hypertension which confers significant cardiometabolic risk. In approximately half of cases, the cause is a surgically resectable unilateral aldosterone-producing adrenal adenoma, making PA the most common potentially curable form of hypertension. Despite this, long-term data on surgical outcomes that could be used to guide discussions with patients are sparse. Here, we report on clinical outcomes several years post-adrenalec...