[Update on endocrine hypertension].

Abstract excerpt

Endocrine hypertension is the most common cause of secondary hypertension affecting ~3 % of the population, with primary hyperaldosteronism and pheochromocytoma being the principal conditions. Both diseases share an increased cardiovascular risk in comparison with essential hypertension patients (at the same blood pressure level). This augmented cardiovascular risk as well as the availability of specific...

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