Endocrine System Diseases: News and Research on Adrenal Gland Diseases

MeSH tree: C19.053

Improving the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

A simple new method based on the results of two studies from Christofer Juhlin's research group can make it easier to identify the underlying cause of a common form of high blood pressure and help predict who will benefit ...

Why aren't doctors diagnosing primary aldosteronism?

Primary aldosteronism (otherwise known as PA or Conn Syndrome) is the leading endocrine cause of hypertension (high blood pressure). It carries a higher risk of stroke, heart attack, atrial fibrillation and kidney failure ...

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