Discriminating factors for recurrent hypertension in patients with primary aldosteronism after adrenalectomy.

Patients with primary aldosteronism show relatively high rates of hypertension after adrenalectomy, but the risk factors for postoperative hypertension remain unclear. Forty-six patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) who had undergone adrenalectomy between 1976 and 1998 were enrolled in this study. Follow-up information including blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular complications was collected by means of correspondence or telephone contact.