What is Primary Hyperaldosteronism?

What is Primary Hyperaldosteronism?

• Primary Hyperaldosteronism: A condition characterised by the excessive production and release into the circulation of aldosterone.
• Primary Hyperaldosteronism: An ADENOMA of the ZONA GLOMERULOSA that produces ALDOSTERONE and HYPERALDOSTERONISM.
  Source - Diseases Database

Primary Hyperaldosteronism is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Primary Hyperaldosteronism, or a subtype of Primary Hyperaldosteronism, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Primary Hyperaldosteronism: Introduction

How serious is Primary Hyperaldosteronism?

Complications of Primary Hyperaldosteronism: see complications of Primary Hyperaldosteronism

What causes Primary Hyperaldosteronism?

Causes of Primary Hyperaldosteronism: see causes of Primary Hyperaldosteronism

What are the symptoms of Primary Hyperaldosteronism?

Symptoms of Primary Hyperaldosteronism: see symptoms of Primary Hyperaldosteronism

Complications of Primary Hyperaldosteronism: see complications of Primary Hyperaldosteronism

Primary Hyperaldosteronism: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Primary Hyperaldosteronism.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Primary Hyperaldosteronism.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Primary Hyperaldosteronism: see treatments for Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Research for Primary Hyperaldosteronism: see research for Primary Hyperaldosteronism

Society issues for Primary Hyperaldosteronism

Hospitalization statistics for Primary Hyperaldosteronism: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Primary Hyperaldosteronism:

• 0.0016% (201) of hospital consultant episodes were for hyperaldosteronism in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 92% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperaldosteronism required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 52% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperaldosteronism were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperaldosteronism were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Primary Hyperaldosteronism

Main name of condition: Primary Hyperaldosteronism

Conn's syndrome Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Primary Hyperaldosteronism:

• Adrenal
• Adenoma
• Adrenal hyperplasia
• Adrenal glands
• Adenomas
• Adrenal tumor
• Hyperaldosteronism
• Adrenal tumors
• Secondary hypertension
• Aldosteronism
• Adrenal adenoma
• Conn's syndrome
• Autonomous hyperaldosteronism

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