Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Rare Clinical Presentation of Primary Aldosteronism

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) may be related to reversible causes in up to 50% of cases, such as electrolyte imbalances. Primary aldosteronism (PA) is characterized by excessive autonomic aldosterone production and can present with hypokalemia. We present an uncommon case of a 36-year-old woman who wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Costa Filho, Francisco F, Costa, Thomaz A, Furlan, Alan, de Sa, Glenda A, Almeida, Madson Q, Conceicao-Souza, Germano E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10462416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37644920
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42664
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Sumario:Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) may be related to reversible causes in up to 50% of cases, such as electrolyte imbalances. Primary aldosteronism (PA) is characterized by excessive autonomic aldosterone production and can present with hypokalemia. We present an uncommon case of a 36-year-old woman who was diagnosed with PA after two episodes of ventricular fibrillation, secondary to severe hypokalemia.

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