Primary Aldosteronism
摘要
This chapter will focus on primary aldosteronism (the most common form of endocrine hypertension). Other causes of endocrine hypertension that include pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndromes, severe cases of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, Cushing syndrome, hyperdeoxycorticosteronism, apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome, and acromegaly, are reviewed elsewhere.