An aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) is a noncancerous (benign) tumor that develops in an adrenal gland, which is a small hormone-producing gland located on top of each kidney. Excess aldosterone causes the kidneys to retain more salt than normal and excrete potassium, which increases the body’s fluid levels and blood pressure, and may also lead to hypokalemia (insufficient potassium).
Aldosterone-producing adenoma
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- ACE inhibitor
- ACTH
- Adenoma
- Adrenal gland
- Adrenal Venous Sampling (AVS)
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Aldosterone
- Aldosterone synthase inhibitors
- Aldosterone-producing adenoma
- Aldosteronoma
- Amiloride
- Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)
- Atrial fibrilation
- Calcium channel blocker
- Cardiologist
- Cardiovascular
- Conn’s Syndrome
- Cortisol
- Cosyntropin
- CT scan
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- DASH diet
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diuretic
- Echocardiogram
- Ectopic tumor
- Edema
- Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)
- Endocrinologist
- Hypernatremia
- Hypokalemia
- Incidentaloma
- Inferior Vena Cava
- Interventional radiologist
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)
- Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA)
- Myocardial infarction
- Nephrologist
- Renin
- Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)
- Secondary aldosteronism
- Secondary hypertension
- Sensitivity
- Sleep apnea
- Specificity