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How do you counsel patients on the likelihood of resolution of their hypertension post adrenalectomy for primary hyperaldosteronism?

Zarnegar R, et al. The aldsoteronoma resolution score: predicting complete resolution of hypertension after adrenalectomy for aldosteronoma. PMID: 18376197
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How often do you use the Aldosteronoma Resolution Score (ARS) in clinical practice to predict the likelihood of hypertension resolution after adrenalectomy for an aldosterone-producing adenoma?

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Endocrinology · Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
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Primary hyperaldosteronism is a curable cause of hypertension. Removal of an Aldosterone producing adenoma results in correction of biochemical abnormalities in almost all patients. Hypertension also improves but not in all patients. Studies have shown that "cure" of hypertension occurs in about 27-...

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