Some adrenal gland conditions can cause high blood pressure with serious, potentially severe complications. These can include heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease. Adrenal glands are an essential ...

BOSTON — Screening all resistant-hypertensive patients for primary aldosteronism and surgically treating those who are candidates is cost-effective compared with lifelong medical therapy, a new study ...

A novel imaging approach, 68 Ga-pentixafor PET/CT, has been shown to accurately identify sub-types of primary aldosteronism (an adrenal gland disorder), outperforming traditional methods for diagnosis ...

Performance of 68 Ga-pentixafor PET/CT in PA patients with different adrenal micronodules. MIP = maximum-intensity projection; NFN = nonfunctioning nodule. Primary aldosteronism is an endocrine ...

In a recent article published in Nature Medicine, researchers performed a prospective within-patient clinical trial, Is Metomidate superior to AVS in predicting ouTComes from adrenalectomy in primary ...

The seated saline suppression test couldn't discriminate between patients with suspected primary aldosteronism who would and would not respond to treatment. Most patients responded to treatment, and ...

Scientists in the UK have discovered a gene variant that causes a common type of high blood pressure – and most importantly, found a cure. A simple surgical procedure saw patients with previously ...

New technology offers blood-free sensor readings of adrenal steroid levels enabled tracking at high resolution and across a full 24-hour day, according to researchers from the Universities of Bristol ...

Jan. 3 (UPI) --Up to one in 10 adults has a benign tumor, or lump, in their adrenal glands that, though otherwise harmless, increases their risk for Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, a study ...