Primary aldosteronism is a common cause of resistant hypertension, a difficult-to-control condition affecting up to 13% of all persons with hypertension.
Primary aldosteronism is a common, underdiagnosed cause of resistant hypertension that carries high cardiovascular risk but is highly treatable with targeted medical or surgical therapy.
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Resistant or difficult-to-control hypertension is a problem that may affect as many as 13% of all persons with hypertension.11 It is estimated that more than 6 million (22.6%) of adults in Canada have hypertension, but less than two-thirds have it adequately controlled despite conventional
Kline et al. (Sun,) reported a other. Primary aldosteronism is a common cause of resistant hypertension, a difficult-to-control condition affecting up to 13% of all persons with hypertension.