Monash Health and Hudson Institute of Medical Research

Endocrine Hypertension Service at Monash Health and Hudson Institute of Medical Research

Monash Medical Centre is a 640-bed teaching and research hospital of international standing providing a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, allied health and mental health services to the community. The Hudson Institute/Monash Health Endocrine Hypertension Clinic offers a referral service for hypertensive patients with a suspected endocrine cause. It is led by Dr Jun Yang and offers rapid access to 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (usually same day) and comprehensive evaluation for secondary causes of hypertension. There is no cost to the patient. The clinic has the capacity to review patients frequently for medication adjustments and blood pressure monitoring during the diagnostic process. Diagnostic tests such as the saline suppression test and adrenal vein sampling can be promptly arranged for patients being investigated for primary aldosteronism. The clinic actively engages the referring clinicians and patients in clinical research so as to better understand the prevalence, cause, diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism.

Offers AVS?     Yes

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Offers Adrenalectomy?     Yes

+613 8572 2515

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