While primary aldosteronism can come out of nowhere, researchers identify adrenal hyperplasia as one common cause. This condition causes the adrenal glands to become hyperactive and produce too much aldosterone without any visible cause. Bilateral adrenal hyperplasia happens in a third of cases, while unilateral hyperplasia happens in less than one percent.

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