Isn't it interesting that the body has certain things in duplicate, just in case. Interestingly, you really only need part of one adrenal gland to have normal function, so you have a lot of reserve in the sense that you have two that when they function normally, you make hormones that help regulate the things we just talked about. One sits on the right kidney and the other sits on the left kidney. Salila Kurra:Įveryone has two adrenal glands, or most everyone has two adrenal glands. So they're pretty important with regards to your body functioning normally. And the adrenal glands, they're basically two crowns that sit on top of the kidneys and they make hormones that help regulate your blood pressure, your metabolism, your blood sugar, your immune system and also your response to stress. Well I can take that because, full disclosure, the adrenal gland is my favorite gland. What is the adrenal gland? Many people are not aware of where it is, what it does. So, first of all, let's talk about the adrenal gland. We're going to talk a little bit about the adrenal gland and how it relates to something that's really, really common around the world, and that is high blood pressure. And that is the absolute perfect segue into our topic for the day, which is adrenals. I was removing an adrenal gland for one of the diseases we're going to be talking about today. McManus, that we had to reschedule this interview. Why don't you tell us what you were doing, Dr. So I think the first thing I wanted to mention was that we actually are rescheduled today because of something perfectly appropriate.

Signs that the Adrenal Gland May Be Causing Hypertension.

How Commonly Is the Adrenal Gland the Main Cause Of Hypertension?.The following is a transcription of the discussion, and is loosely edited for context and clarity. Lowe on an episode of Columbia Surgery’s podcast Conversations and Curbsides. Katie McManus, an adrenal surgeon-joined Dr. Salila Kurra, an endocrinologist and head of Columbia’s Adrenal Center and Dr. To help shed light on this topic, two of Columbia’s own adrenal specialists-Dr. Hyesoo Lowe hosted a conversation, exploring why some people who have hypertension and high blood pressure may have their adrenal glands to blame. In service of Adrenal Awareness Month, 2022, Columbia endocrinologist Dr. Three Doctors Discuss how HyperAldosteronism Causes Hypertension

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