Validity of the aldosterone-renin ratio used to screen for primary aldosteronism

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 877-882

  Montori, Victor M ^a   Schwartz, Gary L ^a   Chapman, Arlene B ^b   Boerwinkle, Eric ^c   Turner, Stephen T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; POTASSIUM; RENIN;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING;

EID: 0034840231     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/76.9.877     Document Type: Article

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