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The most common symptom of hyperaldosteronism is high blood pressure (hypertension), especially medication-resistant hypertension. If you experience other symptoms, they’ll probably be caused by having moderate to severe high blood pressure and/or low potassium levels ( hypokalemia ).
Aldosterone (ALD) is a hormone that helps regulate your blood pressure by managing the levels of sodium (salt) and potassium in your blood and impacting blood volume. Having too much or too little aldosterone in your body can cause health issues.
The main symptom of hyperaldosteronism is high blood pressure, which can range from moderate to severe. In some cases, high blood pressure related to hyperaldosteronism doesn’t respond to...
Too much aldosterone is called hyperaldosteronism. This extra aldosterone causes high blood pressure and low potassium levels. Sometimes it can look like moderate to severe high blood...
We review the epidemiology of aldosterone and the aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR) in the community and their likely contribution to the population burden of high blood pressure.
Aldosterone, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, helps to regulate blood pressure, balance electrolytes, and maintain healthy fluid retention. Symptoms of hypoaldosteronism, too little aldosterone, include low blood pressure, appetite loss, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss.
An imbalance of the hormone aldosterone, which helps the body manage water and sodium, may be responsible for one in 15 cases of high blood pressure. Excess aldosterone can result from a benign tumor on one of the adrenal glands.