Clinicopathologic Correlates of Primary Aldosteronism.

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Primary aldosteronism is the most common cause of secondary hypertension, incurring significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Our understanding of this disease has evolved substantially during the past decade. Recently, the molecular basis of primary aldosteronism has begun to be unraveled, with the discovery of mutations in potassium channel (KCNJ5), ATPases (ATP1A1, ATP2B3), and calcium channel...

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