High blood pressure used to be something people worried about after 40. Today, more young professionals in their 20s and 30s are being diagnosed with hypertension, often assuming it’s just work stress, caffeine, or long nights doing the damage. But what if there’s more to it than lifestyle?

According to Dr Sweta Budyal, Senior Consultant – Diabetology & Endocrinology, Fortis Hospital, Mulund, one lesser-known cause of early-onset hypertension is Primary Aldosteronism (PA), a hormonal disorder that’s both underdiagnosed and, thankfully, treatable. “We are seeing a rise in younger patients whose hypertension doesn’t respond to medication. In many such cases, the root cause is hormonal imbalance rather than stress,” she explains.

What is Primary Aldosteronism?

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