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Latest News on Primary Aldosteronism
- Myosteatosis and sarcopenia are linked to autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with aldosterone-producing adenomas October 14, 2024Hypertension Research - Myosteatosis and sarcopenia are linked to autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with aldosterone-producing adenomasNature
- Frontiers | The Effect of Antihypertensive Medications on Testing for Primary Aldosteronism October 12, 2024Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a potentially curable form of secondary hypertension caused by excessive renin-independent aldosterone secretion, leading to in...frontiersin.org
- Early Aldosterone Linked To Heart Risk In Youth October 10, 2024Unprecedented access to a unique group of Australians is allowing researchers to study links between raised aldosterone levels and elevatedMirage News
- Steroidomics-Based Screening for Primary Aldosteronism: Impact of antihypertensive Drugs October 1, 2024BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA) is complicated by the need to withdraw antihypertensive medications that interfere with test results, particularly renin. This study examined whether machine learning-based steroid-probability scores offer a renin measurement-independent approach for testing less prone to interference than the aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR). METHODS: This prospective multicenter cohort study involved the use […]Hypertension
- Assessing Cure Rates and Clinical Improvement After Adrenalectomy for Primary Aldosteronism September 30, 2024The following is a summary of “A New Disease Severity Score for Measuring Treatment Response to Adrenalectomy in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism,”...Physician’s Weekly
- The APAC Recap: AHA Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2024 September 27, 2024In this episode, John Giacona, PhD, PA-C, shares insights from the 2024 AHA Hypertension Scientific Sessions, focusing on primary aldosteronism and renal denervation.Erin Pardee, PA-C,John Giacona, PhD, PA-C
- Disease severity improves for most patients with primary aldosteronism after adrenalectomy September 25, 2024Adults with primary aldosteronism had improvements in disease severity after undergoing an adrenalectomy, according to findings published in Endocrine Practice.In a single-center retrospective study, researchers developed a disease severity score based on the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) stages of hypertension, daily dose of potassium supplementationMichael Monostra
PA Foundation in the News
- Primary Aldosteronism AllianceIn September 2022, the PA Foundation announced the creation of a multistakeholder alliance to drive diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism.
- Dietary Sodium Global Call to ActionThe PA Foundation is one of the co-authors of the World Hypertension League’s call to action published in May 2022 by the Journal of Human Hypertension.
- BMJ Practice Series: Easily Missed?The PA Foundation co-authored the article of the BMJ Practice Series on primary aldosteronism. The open access article was published in April 2022.
- Doctors Overlook a Curable Cause of High BPMIT’s magazine, Undark, featured the PA Foundation in an article of its February 2022 edition dedicated to primary aldosteronism.
Notable Publications of the Year
Primary Aldosteronism in the EROver 40% of patients presenting to the ER of an Australian tertiary health network met the criteria for PA testing. Only 2% were screened.
BPA and Primary Aldosteronism ScreeningImplementation of an EHR best-practice advisory yielded a screening rate of 14%. Most orders were placed by internists (40%) and primary care physicians (28%).
AVS and Asymmetrical Bilateral PAMultifocal, asymmetrical bilateral PA cannot be excluded by robust AVS lateralization. The study’s independent predictors of postoperative residual PA included Black race, AVS lateralization only at baseline, and CT-AVS disagreement.
68Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT and Subtyping of PAIn a study of 123 patients with adrenal micronodules, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 68Ga-pentixafor PET/CT in subtyping primary aldosteronism were 90.2%, 86.3%, and 89.4%, respectively. The accuracy of AVS examination was lower than that of PET/CT.
Latest News on Hypertension
- Common hypertension drug can slow down aging and increase life expectancy October 14, 2024Study finds that the ability to use a commonly prescribed drugs to slow down the aging process could revolutionize aging researchThe Brighter Side of News
- CHW Perspectives on Nutrition Support for Low-Income Adults with Hypertension October 14, 2024The following is a summary of “Patient and Community Health Worker (CHW) Perspectives on a CHW-delivered Nutrition Intervention for Low-Income Adults with...Physician’s Weekly
- Facts About High Blood Pressure October 14, 2024What is hypertension or high blood pressure? High blood pressure, also known as HBP or hypertension, is when your blood pressure, the force of the blood flowing through your blood vessels, is consistently too high.www.heart.org
- Glomerular pressure and tubular oxygen supply: a critical dual target for renal protection October 14, 2024Hypertension Research - Glomerular pressure and tubular oxygen supply: a critical dual target for renal protectionNature
- Smartphone application-based intervention to lower blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis October 13, 2024Hypertension Research - Smartphone application-based intervention to lower blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysisNature
- In-hospital systolic blood pressure lowering patterns and risk of rehospitalization for angina in patients with hypertension and coronary artery disease October 13, 2024Hypertension Research - In-hospital systolic blood pressure lowering patterns and risk of rehospitalization for angina in patients with hypertension and coronary artery diseaseNature
