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P Kounatiadis¹, D Petroglou¹, V Kolettas¹

¹1st Department of Cardiology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

|October 23, 2014

Abstract

Background:

Primary Aldosteronism is the commonest cause of secondary arterial hypertension and is due to uncontrollable aldosterone secretion by a series of adrenal disorders.

Description Of The Case:

We describe a case of a 71-year-old female patient with uncontrollable hypertensive peaks in soils of pre-existing arterial hypertension, who was diagnosed with Primary Aldosteronism.

Conclusion:

Both late onset of the disease and bilateral presence of adrenal nodes are rarely described in the literature and selection of treatment mainly depends on adrenal vein catheterization.

Keywords:

Conn Primary aldosteronism adrenal adenoma secondary hypertension

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