ea0070aep68 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2020
León Mengíbar Josep
, Capel Flores Ismael
, Subias Andujar David
, Perendreu Sans Juan
, Almirall Daly Jaume
, Berlanga Escalera Eugenio
, Rigla Mercedes
Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) causes 15–25% of cases of drug-resistant hypertension (RBP). Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is considered the gold standard for diagnosis of aldosterone aberrant secretion origin. The distinction between unilateral and bilateral disease dictates the targeted therapeutic approach, with surgery for aldosterone producing adenomas and medical therapy for patients with bilateral hyperplasia. As AVS is an invasive, not well standardized pr...