Performance of the basal aldosterone to renin ratio and of the renin stimulation test by furosemide and upright posture in screening for aldosterone-producing adenoma in low renin hypertensives

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4292-4298

  Hirohara, Dai ^a   Nomura, Kaoru ^a   Okamoto, Takahiro ^a   Ujihara, Makoto ^a   Takano, Kazue ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; POTASSIUM; RENIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034847327     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.9.7867     Document Type: Article

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