More than a billion people worldwide suffer from high blood pressure, which is largely caused by lifestyle habits such as lack of physical exercise, obesity, diet, salt intake and alcohol consumption. Besides that genetic factors play an important role in hypertension. Hyperaldosteronism is supposed to be the most common reason for secondary hypertension accounting for 5 to 12 percent of patients with high blood pressure.
The current diagnostic methods for the detection of familial hyperaldosteronism often result in a belated diagnosis.
