Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Primary hyperaldosteronism (PH) is a syndrome caused by excess aldosterone secretion, which leads to hypertension and hypokalemia and increased risk for target organ damage. The overproduction of aldosterone at the adrenal gland can be unilateral or bilateral. For unilateral disease the best treatment is unilateral adrenalectomy. According to international guidelines, most of the patients should have adrenal venous sampling (AVS) to distinguish between bilateral an...