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1) Gen med residents are taught to think of secondary hypertension, especially primary hyperaldosteronism, if the following conditions are met.
- young onset HTN (age < 40)
- family history
- resistant HTN
- hypokalemia
- young onset HTN (age < 40)
- family history
- resistant HTN
- hypokalemia
2) First of all, young onset HTN is a controversial term nowadays --> with the rise of fast food and sedentary lifestyles with pediatric obesity and metabolic syndrome --> it is entirely possible that the age may need to be shifted even lower!
3) This study, done in AIIMS with @DrSarahAlam as the lead author looked at PA epidemiologically.
202 patients with young onset HTN (YH) were evaluated.
Surprisingly the mean age was 43.9+/- 10.9 years!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33393127/
202 patients with young onset HTN (YH) were evaluated.
Surprisingly the mean age was 43.9+/- 10.9 years!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33393127/
