The Time has Come for Systematic Screening for Primary Aldosteronism in All Hypertensives

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¹ Hypertension Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.maiolino@gmail.com.
² Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
³ Hypertension Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

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Giuseppe Maiolino et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017.

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. 2017 Apr 11;69(14):1821-1823.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.041.

¹ Hypertension Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.maiolino@gmail.com.
² Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
³ Hypertension Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

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Keywords: adrenal vein sampling; aldosterone-producing adenoma; bilateral adrenal hyperplasia; hypertension; renin.

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