TY - JOUR AU - Er, Leay Kiaw AU - Wu, Vin-Cent AU - Group, TAIPAI Study PY - 2018 TI - Call for screening for primary aldosteronism: an underdiagnosed and treatable disease JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 10, No 2 (February 14, 2018): Journal of Thoracic Disease Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Recent studies have raised the important issue of prevalence and underdiagnosed of primary aldosteronism (PA) in primary care setting. The crucial role of a correct diagnosis of PA is demonstrated by current studies that aldosterone over-secretion is not only resulted in cardiovascular and renal damage (1,2) but also associated with adverse metabolic complication, including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and osteoporosis (3-5). Monticone et al . had addressed the issue that PA is a frequent cause of secondary hypertension even in the general hypertensive population and indicates that the majority of hypertensive patients should be screened for PA (6). UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/18681