We review the recent guidelines addressing the diagnosis and management of hypertension.
**Context:** Many antihypertensive medications modulate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, possibly skewing the diagnosis and subtyping of primary aldosteronism (PA). Particularly, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) might raise renin …
We explain the approach to out-of-office blood pressure monitoring in 2018.
This patient page explains the use of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Our and others' research presented at the 2018 International Society for Extracellular Vesicles' Biomarkers Workshop, Birmingham, UK.
**OBJECTIVE:** Correct subtyping of primary aldosteronism (PA) is essential for good surgical outcomes. Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) and/or computed tomography (CT) are used for PA subclassification. Clinical and/or biochemical improvement after …
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) offers advantages over clinic blood pressure measurement. Supporting the arm at the level of the right atrium has long been standard in clinic blood pressure measurement. In contrast, there is no consensus …