The typical presentation of patients with Liddle syndrome includes early-onset severe hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis in the setting of low plasma renin and aldosterone, low rates ...

Primary aldosteronism was common among patients with hypertension in a primary care setting, highlighting the need for active screening.

Confirmatory tests are poor at predicting which patients may respond to treatment for primary aldosteronism, researchers ...

Primary aldosteronism accounts for up to 30% of all ... It starts with screening using an aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR), which is followed by confirmatory testing in patients who screen positive ...

The aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR) has gained popularity as a screening test for primary hyperaldosteronism, a probably underdiagnosed cause of hypertension. However, studies have yielded varying ...