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What is the next best anti-hypertensive medication to start after mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with primary aldosteronism?

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Endocrinology · Johns Hopkins Department Of Endocrinology Diabetes And Metabolism

I have had a good experience with calcium channel blockers and combined alpha/beta-blockers such as carvedilol in patients with PA. They are my first and second choices after MRA. If tolerated, pushing the MRA dose to get a PRA> 1 ng/ml/hr is important. I check for proteinuria, and if present, I add...

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