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- Title
Factors Associated with Resolution of Hypertension after Adrenalectomy in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism.
- Authors
Wann Jia Loh; Dawn Shao Ting Lim; Lih Ming Loh; Peng Chin Kek
- Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with resolution of hypertension after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism. A secondary aim was to describe our use of the contralateral ratio in adrenal venous sampling (AVS) in the setting of suboptimal successful cannulation rates. Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent AVS followed by unilateral adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism was performed. Results: Complete resolution of hypertension and hypokalemia was seen in 17 of 40 patients (42.5%), while a clinical improvement in hypertension was seen in 38 of 40 (95%). Shorter duration of hypertension, mean aldosteronoma resolution score (ARS), and a high ARS of 3 to 5 were associated with resolution of hypertension after adrenalectomy (P=0.02, P=0.02, and P=0.004, respectively). Of the individual components of ARS, only a duration of hypertension of ≤6 years was associated with resolution of hypertension after adrenalectomy (P=0.03). Conclusion: A shorter duration of hypertension was significantly associated with resolution of hypertension after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism.
- Subjects
HYPERTENSION; ADRENALECTOMY; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PATIENTS
- Publication
Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2018, Vol 33, Issue 3, p355
- ISSN
2093-596X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3803/EnM.2018.33.3.355