A complex case of diagnosis of Conn’s syndrome

The primary hyperaldosteronism also known as Conns syndrome, is a rarely diagnosed disease that commonly runs under a mask of ischemic heart disease and the primary arteria hypertension (AH). Nevertheless, the incidence of the given pathology among all patients with AH makes almost 17%. On the other...

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Published inI.P. Pavlov Russian Medical Biological Herald Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 67 - 72
Main Authors Ignatenko, Grigory A., Grekov, Ilya S., Grushina, Marina V., Dubovyk, Anna V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.04.2020
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Summary:The primary hyperaldosteronism also known as Conns syndrome, is a rarely diagnosed disease that commonly runs under a mask of ischemic heart disease and the primary arteria hypertension (AH). Nevertheless, the incidence of the given pathology among all patients with AH makes almost 17%. On the other hand, the absence of specific clinical manifestations of the disease makes its timely and correct diagnosis difficult which is fraught with serious complications. In the article a clinical case of Conns syndrome and peculiarities of its diagnosis are described.
ISSN:0204-3475
2500-2546
DOI:10.23888/PAVLOVJ202028167-72