FRI149 Internal Medicine Residents Knowledge On Testing For Treatment Resistant Hypertension With The Focus On Primary Aldosteronism-Interim Analysis

N Markovic, M Brankovic, A Palani… - Journal of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Disclosure: N. Markovic: None. M. Brankovic: None. A. Palani: None. D. Matassa:
None. Studies have shown that primary aldosteronism (PA) is an underlying cause in up to …

THU607 Improving Screening For Primary Aldosteronism Among People With Apparent Treatment Resistant Hypertension

K Zekarias, K Tessier… - Journal of the Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Disclosure: K. Zekarias: None. K. Tessier: None. J. Kohlenberg: None. Introduction:
The screening rate for primary aldosteronism (PA) is low among people with resistant …

Screening rate for primary aldosteronism among patients with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension: retrospective analysis of current practice

K Zekarias, KM Tessier - Endocrine Practice, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common secondary cause of hypertension.
Patients with PA experience significant cardiovascular and other complications compared …

Testing for primary aldosteronism and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist use among US veterans: a retrospective cohort study

JB Cohen, DL Cohen, DS Herman… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: Primary aldosteronism is a common cause of treatment-resistant hypertension.
However, evidence from local health systems suggests low rates of testing for primary …

Is Screening for Primary Aldosteronism Always the Best Option?—Reply

AF Turcu, S Charoensri, L Bashaw - JAMA Internal Medicine, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
In Reply We appreciate the perspective from Boulestreau and Couffinhal on our recent
initiative to enhance screening for primary aldosteronism (PA) by leveraging electronic …

Resident-led improvement project to screen for primary hyperaldosteronism in patients with resistant hypertension in an outpatient clinic

NS Anandasivam, J Vasudevan, H Sadler… - BMJ Open …, 2024 - bmjopenquality.bmj.com
Clinical practice guidelines recommend screening for primary hyperaldosteronism (PH) in
patients with resistant hypertension. However, screening rates are low in the outpatient …

Prevalence of hyperaldosteronism in primary care patients with resistant hypertension

G Schmiemann, K Gebhardt… - The Journal of the …, 2012 - Am Board Family Med
Introduction: Because hyperaldosteronism is the most common curable reason for
secondary hypertension, screening is recommended. However, prevalence among general …

Cost‐effectiveness of therapeutic drug monitoring in diagnosing primary aldosteronism in patients with resistant hypertension

A Velasco, O Chung, F Raza, A Pandey… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is present in up to 20% of patients with treatment‐resistant
hypertension (TRH). Investigation for PA in patients with TRH is recommended by current …

Trends in Primary Aldosteronism Screening Among High‐Risk Hypertensive Adults

W Kositanurit, JM Giacona, D Xie, J Wang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ahajournals.org
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a major secondary form of hypertension that is associated
with a disproportionately increased cardiovascular risk beyond blood pressure (BP). 1 The …

Management of Resistant Hypertension—An Update

JM Giacona, W Kositanurit… - JAMA Internal …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Resistant hypertension (RH) is defined as having either (1) a blood pressure (BP) of 130/80
mm Hg or more, despite maximally tolerated doses of 3 or more antihypertensive drugs (with …