• Hippokratia · Apr 2014

    Case Reports

    Primary aldosteronism of late onset: a case report.

    • P Kounatiadis, D Petroglou, V Kolettas, and H Karvounis.
    • 1st Department of Cardiology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
    • Hippokratia. 2014 Apr 1; 18 (2): 180-2.

    BackgroundPrimary 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 CaseWe 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.ConclusionBoth 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.

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