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Masking by hypokalemia—primary aldosteronism with undetectable aldosterone

Primary aldosteronism is the most common cause of secondary hypertension; however, the dynamic regulation of aldosterone by potassium is less well studied and current diagnostic recommendations are imprecise. We describe a young man who presented with resistant hypertension and severe hypokalemia. T...

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Autores principales: Boyle, Rebecca A, Baker, Jessica E, Charu, Vivek, Rainey, William E, Bhalla, Vivek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8023175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33841871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaa150