10-Minute Scan Enables Detection and Cure of Common Cause of High  Blood Pressure

29 April 2023

10-Minute Scan Enables Detection and Cure of Common Cause of High Blood Pressure

Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Bart’s Hospital, and Cambridge University Hospital have developed a new CT scan to detect hormone-producing nodules in a gland, which is found in…

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<img src="/images/imported/adrenaluy.webp" alt="" /> <p>Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Bart’s Hospital, and Cambridge University Hospital have developed a new CT scan to detect hormone-producing nodules in a gland, which is found in one-in-twenty people with high blood pressure. The research has been published in the journal Nature Medicine and solves a 60-year-old problem of detecting nodules without a difficult catheter study. The scan, when combined with a urine test, detects a group of patients who can stop all their blood pressure medicines after treatment</p> Source:  <a href="https://bit.ly/3zbVFAP">https://bit.ly/3zbVFAP</a>

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