Hyperaldosteronism & Agent Orange

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Does anyone know of any connection between Agent Orange exposure and

Hyperaldosteronism? Are there any Vietnam Vets in this group? I am

getting ready for a VA physical for Agent Orange and I was wondering

if there was a connection there?

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In a message dated 3/23/05 16:51:47, rcj@... writes:

Does anyone know of any connection between Agent Orange exposure and

Hyperaldosteronism? Are there any Vietnam Vets in this group? I am

getting ready for a VA physical for Agent Orange and I was wondering

if there was a connection there?

I am not aware of it but have seen PAin many vets but dont know the exposure Hx. Good Question to ask you VA docs. If it were common then I would expect to see a lot of AOs with HTN and have never heard about that but then the VA does not ususally measure BP carefully as they have removed all mercury devices from the VA is my understanding. Likely that many more vets will die of HTN than from mercury problems related to BP devices. The amount of Hg that gets into the envorionemnt from Hg manometers must be very small to zero compared to what the big coal burner down the road her does each year. They are throwing out the baby with the bath water when they remove the most important medical devices we have-the mercury manometer...but that is a different topic.

May your pressure be low!

Clarence E. Grim, BS (Chem/Math), MS (Biochem), MD, FACP, FACC, FAHS

Clinical Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Director, Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment Center

Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Hypertension

Published over 220 scientific papers, book chapters and 220 abstracts in the area of high blood pressure epidemiology, physiology, endocrinology measurement, treatment and how to detect curable causes.

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Specializing in Difficult to Control High Blood Pressure and the History and Physiology of High Blood pressure in the African Diaspora

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In a message dated 3/25/05 4:01:51 PM, rcj@... writes:

As to the BP, if they aren't using mercury, then they are using

something else because they always check my BP.

Yep but is is not likely accurat or reliable for example they likley only take it once.

May your pressure be low!

Clarence E. Grim, BS (Chem/Math), MS (Biochem), MD, FACP, FACC, FAHACHBPR

Charter member of American Society of Hypertension(ASH) and the International Society for Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB).

Clinical Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Director, Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment Center

Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Hypertension

Published over 220 scientific papers, book chapters and 220 abstracts

in the area of high blood pressure epidemiology, physiology, endocrinology, measurement, treatment and how to detect curable causes.

Listed in Best Doctors in America

Specializing in Difficult to Control High Blood Pressure and the

History and Physiology of High Blood pressure in the African Diaspora

Member of the Board of Directors, ISHIB

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your insight, on this. This problem isn't addressed

directly with anything I have found.

As to the BP, if they aren't using mercury, then they are using

something else because they always check my BP.

Thanks again