[Hormonal Assessment of Secondary Hypertension - How to do it and what to expect?]

Abstract

The Hormonal assessment of Arterial Hypertension (HTA) is an important part of the balance of resistant hypertension. This assessment - going well beyond the search for primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA) - requires a rigorous methodology and a robust experience of the nursing team within a dedicated unit: the HTA Day Hospital. If all the conditions are met and the assessment carried out well, it will allow a significant profitability since in this resistant hypertensive population it will detect a particular mechanism or secondary hypertension in 70% of patients. Since the diagnosis of PHA is essentially biological, the proper execution of the various stages of the assessment is essential to its documentation.