Primary Results From MATCH: A Randomised Controlled Trial in Primary Aldosteronism

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is now considered the sole, often curable, cause of hypertension in 5-10% of patients. Yet there has been only one RCT, and practice has changed little since the advent of CT scanning. Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) and adrenalectomy remain the standard, invasive interventions, leading to a 50% reduction in pill count as the average clinical improvement. Study Design In MATCH (Is Metomidate PET-CT superior to Adrenal vein...