Yuichiro Iwamoto, Tomohiko Kimura, Mana Ohnishi, Takashi Kusano, Haruka Takenouchi, Hideyuki Iwamoto, Junpei Sanada, Yoshiro Fushimi, Yukino Katakura, Fuminori Tatsumi, Masashi Shimoda, Shuhei Nakanishi, Kohei Kaku, Tomoatsu Mune, Hideaki Kaneto
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a well-known cause of secondary hypertension. We have long performed the simple standing test in patients with PA. On the other hand, there are few reports on the usefulness of the simple standing test in PA. This study is a single-center, retrospective, observational study. A total of 173 patients with hypertension or adrenal tumor admitted to Kawasaki Medical School were included. Eighty patients who met the exclusion criteria were excluded, and 31 patients without PA (non-PA), 26 patients with unilateral PA, and 36 patients with bilateral PA were included in the study...
August 17, 2023: Scientific Reports