Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA) occures in approximately 5–10% of patients with hypertension. Aldosterone induces fluid retention and a variety of angiopathy. We investigated the course of hypertension and renal function in the post-treatment period.Methods: Nine patients with PA were performed adrenalectomy and 21 patients were administered medications including mineralocorticoid receptor brocker. Blood pressure, serum potas...