ESPE Abstracts

Endocrine disorders are the most common causes of secondary hypertension. Early diagnosis and treatment is crucial for prevention of cardiovascular complications. Several rare but important entities like Cushing’s syndrome and pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma can cause endocrine hypertension, in contrast to primary aldosteronism, which is quite frequent. Definition, classification and prevalence: With a prevalence of 6% in unselected patients with hypertension, 5 to...