Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
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Brief Summary:
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the prevalence of glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism (GRA) in various hypertensive populations and screen at risk members of GRA pedigrees.
II. Investigate other factors regulating blood pressure in GRA (environmental, genetically determined factors).
III. Investigate renal and hormonal mechanisms regulating potassium homeostasis in GRA.
IV. Describe clinical phenotype of GRA patients. V. Prospectively screen GRA-affected patients with MRI angiography for intracranial aneurysm.