How do you counsel patients on the likelihood of resolution of their hypertension post adrenalectomy for primary hyperaldosteronism?  

Primary hyperaldosteronism is a curable cause of hypertension. Removal of an Aldosterone producing adenoma results in correction of biochemical abnormalities in almost all patients. Hypertension also improves but not in all patients. Studies have shown that "cure" of hypertension occurs in about 27-...