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Latest News on Primary Aldosteronism
- Frontiers | Clinical diagnosis and treatment of a patient with hypertension, hypokalemia, and bilateral adrenal adenomas May 9, 2025Aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) is one of the main types of primary aldosteronism (PA). APAs are predominantly unilateral, whereas bilateral APAs are rar...frontiersin.orghttps
- False-Negative Rate High for Seated Saline Suppression Test for Primary Aldosteronism May 9, 2025THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The four-hour seated saline suppression test (SSST) is associated with a high false-negative rate for diagnosing...admin
- Test for condition related to high blood pressure not worthwhile, researchers say May 6, 2025A test commonly used to confirm a condition linked to high blood pressure is often inaccurate, causing doctors to skip treatment that might improve patients' heart health, a new study says.By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News
- Follow-Up Test For High Blood Pressure Condition Not Worthwhile, Researchers Say May 6, 2025By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A test commonly used to confirm a condition linked to high blood pressure is often inaccurate, causing doctors to skip treatment that might improve patients’ heart health, a new study says. The test checks for primary ...HealthDay
- Confirmatory Test for Primary Aldosteronism May Slow Care May 6, 2025The seated saline suppression test (SSST) has a high false-negative rate, and reliance on it may lead to missed chances for intervention, study authors say.Marcia Frellick
- Routine confirmatory testing for primary aldosteronism may have low diagnostic value May 5, 20251. In this study which investigated the diagnostic accuracy of confirmatory testing for primary aldosteronism, post-seated saline suppression test aldosterone concentrations overlapped between treatment responders and non-responders. 2. The positive and negative likelihood ratios were equivocal across various aldosterone cutoffs despite accounting for laboratory assay, differences in treatment, and occurrence of hypokalemia. Evidence Rating Level:Junghoon Ko
- Time to Drop Confirmatory Testing for Primary Aldosteronism? May 5, 2025The extra test didn't affect treatment outcomes, study suggestsKristen Monaco
PA Foundation in the News
- Primary Aldosteronism AllianceIn September 2022, the PA Foundation announced the creation of a multistakeholder alliance to drive diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism.
- Dietary Sodium Global Call to ActionThe PA Foundation is one of the co-authors of the World Hypertension League’s call to action published in May 2022 by the Journal of Human Hypertension.
- BMJ Practice Series: Easily Missed?The PA Foundation co-authored the article of the BMJ Practice Series on primary aldosteronism. The open access article was published in April 2022.
- Doctors Overlook a Curable Cause of High BPMIT’s magazine, Undark, featured the PA Foundation in an article of its February 2022 edition dedicated to primary aldosteronism.
Notable Publications of the Year
Primary Aldosteronism in the EROver 40% of patients presenting to the ER of an Australian tertiary health network met the criteria for PA testing. Only 2% were screened.
BPA and Primary Aldosteronism ScreeningImplementation of an EHR best-practice advisory yielded a screening rate of 14%. Most orders were placed by internists (40%) and primary care physicians (28%).
AVS and Asymmetrical Bilateral PAMultifocal, asymmetrical bilateral PA cannot be excluded by robust AVS lateralization. The study’s independent predictors of postoperative residual PA included Black race, AVS lateralization only at baseline, and CT-AVS disagreement.
68Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT and Subtyping of PAIn a study of 123 patients with adrenal micronodules, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 68Ga-pentixafor PET/CT in subtyping primary aldosteronism were 90.2%, 86.3%, and 89.4%, respectively. The accuracy of AVS examination was lower than that of PET/CT.
Latest News on Hypertension
- Poor heart health increases risk of dementia for Black Americans May 12, 2025New UGA study suggests dual diagnoses of diabetes and high blood pressure increase the risk of dementia for Black Americans.Savannah Peat
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- Groundbreaking drug could cut uncontrolled blood pressure in weeks, scientists say May 12, 2025Participants were not able to lower their blood pressure before taking new drugVishwam Sankaran
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- Scientists Have Found a Drug That Slashes Blood Pressure in Weeks May 11, 2025Scientists have discovered a promising new therapy for resistant high blood pressure, leading to a 15-point drop in systolic levels. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a potential new treatment for individuals with uncontrolled or treatment-rBy University of California - San Diego
- New-Onset Mania With Psychotic Features in a Patient With DiGeorge Syndrome, HIV, Syphilis, and Pulmonary Hypertension May 11, 2025This case report describes a 34-year-old man with HIV and DiGeorge syndrome who experienced his first documented manic episode with psychotic features. On admission, he exhibited psychomotor agi...cureusinc
