Hypertension, hyperkalemia and normal glomerular filtration rate (Gordon's syndrome): A case report;Ipertensione, iperpotassiemia e normale filtrato glomerulare (sindrome di Gordon): Descrizione di un caso

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-56

  Fortini, Alberto ^a,b   Nenci, Gabriele ^a   Laureano, Raffaele ^a   Cappelletti, Carlo ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gordon's syndrome; hyperchloremic acidosis; hyperkalemia; hypertension

Indexed keywords

CHLORTALIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GORDON SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIC ACIDOSIS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHLORTHALIDONE; DIURETICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POTASSIUM; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030443099     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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