Evaluation of plasma aldosterone to plasma renin activity ratio in patients with primary aldosteronism

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 373-378

  Ignatowska Switalska H ^a   Chodakowska, J ^a   Januszewicz, W ^a   Feltynowski, T ^a   Adamczyk, M ^a   Lewandowski, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Plasma aldosterone PRA ratio; Primary aldosteronism; Screening test

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; POTASSIUM ION; RENIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM;

EID: 0030759805     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000444     Document Type: Article

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