Endocrine causes of high blood pressure

Endocrine causes of high blood pressure

Over a quarter of the global population is affected by hypertension – or high blood pressure. This is the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes.   10% of these people are in a subgroup of people who are affected by what is called “secondary hypertension”....
About Phaeochromocytoma

About Phaeochromocytoma

Usually occurring from early to mid-adulthood, Phaeochromocytoma is a rare type of (usually non-cancerous) tumour that develops in the centre of one or both adrenal glands – specifically from the chromaffin cells.   Most people are unaware of these tumours until...