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Table 3 Results on blood pressure, anti-hypertensive drugs and potassium supplementation in patients treated with Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

From: Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia is a usual cause of primary hyperaldosteronism. Results from a Swedish screening study

Study number

At baseline

Laparo-scopic Adrenal-ectomy

3 months after Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

1 year after Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

 

BP (mmHg)

No anti-HT drugs

K + subst. yes/no

PAD

BP (mmHg)

No anti-HT drugs

K + subst. yes/no

BP (mmHg)

No anti-HT drugs

K + suppl. yes/no

2006

162/100

4

no

NAH

154/90

2

no

128/80

3

no

2007

170/95

2

no

NAH

140/100

2

no

120/82

2

no

2010

185/107

3

yes

Adenoma

154/94

3

yes

215/110

3

yes

2014

164/97

4

no

NAH

165/85

3

no

-

-

-

2042

167/94

3

no

NAH

130/88

5

no

-

-

-

2083

150/90

2

yes

Adenoma

135/75

1

no

150/70

-

no

2084

141/78

1

no

Adenoma

120/70

1

no

-

-

-

2086

158/89

4

yes

NAH

140/86

3

no

-

-

-

2099

138/94

3

no

Adenoma

-

2

-

140/80

0

no

  1. Results are presented for data at baseline, three months after Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy and one year after Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. Blood pressure (BP), number of Anti-hypertensive drugs (No anti-HT drugs), potassium substitution (K + subst.), post-operative histopathology (PAD), Nodular adrenal hyperplasia (NAH).