Hypertensive cardiomegaly caused by an aldosterone-secreting adenoma in a newborn

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-89

  Pozzan, G B ^a,b   Armanini, D ^a   Cecchetto, G ^a   Opocher, G ^a   Rigon, F ^a   Fassina, A ^a   Zacchello, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Pediatria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Aldosterone receptor; Aldosteronoma; Mononuclear leukocytes; Neonatal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; RENIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM;

EID: 0030899932     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347982     Document Type: Article

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