Captopril test and renal duplex scanning for the primary screening of renovascular disease

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1290-1296

  Miralles, M ^a   Covas, M I ^a   Martinez Miralles E ^a   Cairols, M ^a   Cotillas, J ^a   Santiso, M A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Captopril; Isotopic renography; Renin; Renovascular; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; RENOVASCULAR DISEASE; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPTOPRIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, RENOVASCULAR; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENIN;

EID: 0031278607     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(97)00280-X     Document Type: Article

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