Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Elevated Aldosterone-to-Renin Ratio but Negative Confirmatory Test: The Progression of Primary Aldosteronism Phenotypes.
Fabrizio BuffoloAlessio PecoriMartin ReinckeMerve OutlandFranco VeglioPaul SchwarzlmuellerMartin BidlingmaierSonja KunzChristopher StremmelGiulio MengozziGabriella PrioloPaolo MulateroChristian AdolfSilvia MonticonePublished in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (2023)
About one-fifth of patients with a negative confirmatory test develop overt PA over time. A clinical follow-up of patients with a negative confirmatory test is advisable, along with the repetition of PA investigation, primarily in patients with worsening of blood pressure control.