Fisiopatología y presentación clínica del hiperaldosteronismo primario.: Revisión de tema.

Abstract

Hyperaldosteronism is a rare and commonly underdiagnosed cause of hypertension, especially in the young population. New evidence has changed the way in which this pathology is diagnosed, changing the old idea that mineralocorticoid excess presents mostly with hypertension and hypokalemia, however, in light of new studies, it is accepted that only the minority of patients present with hypokalemia, making this an inconsistent finding.