Willingness to be tested for a secondary cause of hypertension: a survey of the Australian general community

Willingness to be tested for a secondary cause of hypertension: a survey of the Australian general community

Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) represents the most common and potentially curable cause of secondary hypertension. However, PA is not commonly screened for, and up to 34% of patients who screen positive do not complete the full diagnostic process. This suggests that the diagnostic process ma...

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Main Authors: Lai, J.H., Gwini, S.M., Chen, G., Long, K.M., Russell, G., Schlaich, M.P., Stowasser, M., Young, M.J., Fuller, P.J., Mori, T.A., Wolley, M., Reid, Christopher, Yang, J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: WILEY 2022
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Medicine, General & Internal
General & Internal Medicine
hyperaldosteronism
hypertension
secondary hypertension
adrenal gland disease
diagnostic screening programmes
PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM
PRIMARY-CARE
RENIN RATIO
PREVALENCE
DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT
BARRIERS
SOCIETY
CHINA
Adult
Humans
Female
Middle Aged
Male
Hyperaldosteronism
Australia
Hypertension
Surveys and Questionnaires
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1194576
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93767

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http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1194576
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93767

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