Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A disorder marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, characterized by weakness, cardiac irregularities, and abnormally high blood pressure.
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- noun pathology A condition, marked by excessive secretion of
aldosterone , that gives rise tocardiac difficulties
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone
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Examples
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Now, I have a calling plan that will absorb the calls without being too expensive and I have long since recovered from that bout of the flu and a subsequent treatment for primary aldosteronism and associated hypertension.
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Now, I have a calling plan that will absorb the calls without being too expensive and I have long since recovered from that bout of the flu and a subsequent treatment for primary aldosteronism and associated hypertension.
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Now, I have a calling plan that will absorb the calls without being too expensive and I have long since recovered from that bout of the flu and a subsequent treatment for primary aldosteronism and associated hypertension.
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Now, I have a calling plan that will absorb the calls without being too expensive and I have long since recovered from that bout of the flu and a subsequent treatment for primary aldosteronism and associated hypertension.
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In primary aldosteronism, your adrenal glands produce too much aldosterone, causing you to lose potassium and retain sodium.
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Doctors once considered primary aldosteronism rare.
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Primary aldosteronism (PA) affects approximately 5 to 10 \% of all patients with arterial hypertension and is associated with an excess rate of cardiovascular complications that can be significantly reduced by a targeted treatment.
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But as screening for primary aldosteronism becomes more common, it appears that the condition may be responsible for a number of cases of high blood pressure, especially those that are severe and hard to control.
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However, only 10\% of all patients had primary aldosteronism.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Primary aldosteronism underlies about 10\% of cases of resistant hypertension.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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