Hypertensive Emergency in a Young Patient With Unilateral Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Case of Conn's Syndrome

Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid hormone that maintains sodium and potassium homeostasis. Excess aldosterone secretion causes sodium influx and potassium outflow, leading to hypertension and in some cases hypokalemia. Conn's syndrome, or primary aldosteronism, is the most common cause of seco...

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Autores principales: Ganta, Nagapratap, Choe, Suhrim, Kanukuntla, Anish, Kata, Priyaranjan, Cheriyath, Pramil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8494148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34659984
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17773

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8494148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34659984
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17773

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