Sadana Balachandar

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Primary aldosteronism

OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know about Primary Aldosteronism Primary aldosteronism is a group of disorders, originally described by JW Conn, in which there is a non-suppressible secretion of aldosterone and hypertension. Aldosterone is a salt-retaining hormone synthesized by the adrenal gland that is regulated by multiple factors, with the renin-angiotensin system and serum…

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