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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

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The only risk factors in the development of primary hyperaldosteronism are age of hypertension onset and serum potassium level.

Risk Factors

The only risk factors in the development of primary hyperaldosteronism are age of onset of hypertension and serum potassium level.[1]


References

  1. Sang X, Jiang Y, Wang W, Yan L, Zhao J, Peng Y, Gu W, Chen G, Liu W, Ning G (2013). "Prevalence of and risk factors for primary aldosteronism among patients with resistant hypertension in China". J. Hypertens. 31 (7): 1465–71, discussion 1471–2. doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e328360ddf6. PMID 24006040.

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