Secondary hyperaldosteronism Classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Mehrian Jafarizade, M.D [2]
Overview
Secondary hyperaldosteronism can be classified based on its causes into several subtypes. High renin causing hyperaldosteronism;
Classification
| High renin causes | Disease | |||
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| Genetic mutation | Bartter and Gitelman syndromes | Hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular apparatus (the source of renin in the kidney), | ||
| Liddle syndrome or pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 | due to resistance to the actions of aldosterone | |||
| Renovascular | Kidney transplant | |||
| Renin-secreting juxtaglomerular cell tumors | ||||
| Scleroderma renal crisis | ||||
| Malignant hypertension | ||||
| Tumors | Reninoma | |||
| Intravascular hypovolemia | heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, and nephrotic syndrome |