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HORMONE AND METABOLIC RESEARCH
Volume 52, Issue 6, Pages 347-356Publisher
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/a-1134-4980
Keywords
primary aldosteronism; hypokalemia; potassium; hypertension
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- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Reseach (NCCR) Kidney Control of Homeostasis (Kidney.ch)
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Hypokalemia is closely linked with the pathophysiology of primary aldosteronism (PA). Although hypokalemic PA is less common than the normokalemic course of the disease, hypokalemia is of particular importance for the manifestation and development of comorbidities. Specifically, a growing body of evidence demonstrates that hypokalemia in PA patients is associated with a more severe disease course regarding cardiovascular and metabolic morbidity and mortality. It is also well appreciated that low potassium levels per se can promote or exacerbate hypertension. The spectrum of hypokalemia-related symptoms ranges from asymptomatic courses to life-threatening conditions. Hypokalemia is found in 9-37% of all cases of PA with a predominance in patients with aldosterone producing adenoma. Conversely, hypokalemia resolves in almost 100% of cases after both, specific medical or surgical treatment of the disease. However, to date, high-level evidence about the prevalence of primary aldosteronism in a hypokalemic population is missing. Epidemiological data are expected from the recently launched IPAHK+study (Incidence of Primary Aldosteronism in Patients with Hypokalemia).
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