Endocrine hypertension

Up to 10% of patients have a secondary cause for hypertension. Endocrine conditions associated with hypertension include diseases associated with mineralocorticoid excess, phaeochromocytomas/paragangliomas, acromegaly and primary hyperparathyroidism. Primary hyperaldosteronism (PH) is the most common endocrine cause of hypertension. If not appropriately managed, PH has an unfavourable cardiovascular morbidity and mortality profile. It is treatable by medical or surgical approaches. Phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare neuro-endocrine tumours frequently associated with genetic abnormalities.