New advances in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

Hang Shen; Zhi-Xin Xu; Qi-Fu Li

doi:10.1016/j.cdtm.2019.12.009

New advances in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

Chronic Dis Transl Med. 2020 Feb 14;6(1):1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cdtm.2019.12.009. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Authors

Hang Shen¹, Zhi-Xin Xu¹, Qi-Fu Li¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.

Abstract

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common form of endocrine hypertension. The diagnostic process of PA includes a screening test, confirmatory test, and subtype classification. In this review, we have summarized the latest advances in the diagnosis of PA with regard to screening and confirmatory tests and provided some recommendations to improve clinical practice.

Keywords: Confirmatory test; Primary aldosteronism; Screening test.

Publication types

Review