Table 2. Recommendations for primary aldosteronism (PA) screening in clinical setting.

Hypertension and spontaneous or diuretic-induced hypokalemia
Hypertension and adrenal incidentaloma
BP above 150/100 on three separate measurements obtained on different days
Hypertension (BP ≥ 140/90) resistant to three conventional antihypertensive drugs (preferably including a diuretic)
Controlled BP (< 140/90) on four or more antihypertensive drugs
Hypertension and sleep apnea
Hypertension and a family history of early onset hypertension or cerebrovascular accident at a young age (< 40 years)
All hypertensive first-degree relatives of patients with PA

BP: blood pressure.