Predictors of Decreasing Glomerular Filtration Rate and Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease After Treatment of Primary Aldosteronism: Renal Outcome of 213 Cases

Abstract

This large cohort study shows that the prevalence of CKD in PA was increased after treatment and that higher UAE and lower serum potassium levels at the first visit were predictors of decreasing eGFR after treatment of PA. To prevent a large decrease of eGFR after intervention, PA patients should be diagnosed before evolution to severe albuminuria and hypokalemia.