ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR AUTOANTIBODIES: CAUSE OR CONSEQUENCE OF HUMAN PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM?

Objective:Primary aldosteronism (PA), the most common cause of endocrine hypertension, is a disorder due to bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (BAH) and aldosterone producing adenoma (APA), featuring concentrations of plasma aldosterone that are inappropriately high for the circulating renin levels. Some