Conn's syndrome and bilateral renal artery stenosis in the presence of multiple renal arteries

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 268-273

  Glodny, Bernharc ^a,d   Cromme, S ^b   Wortler K ^c   Herwig, R ^c   Kisters, K ^d   Winde, G ^b  

^a Inst Pharmaceutical Biol P   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Herford   (Germany)

^c Department of Clinical Radiology ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiography; Angioplasty; Arterial hypertension; Multiple renal arteries; Primary aldosteronism; Renal artery stenosis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CREATININE; DIHYDRALAZINE; ENALAPRIL; FLUDROCORTISONE; FUROSEMIDE; MINOXIDIL; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM; RENIN; TORASEMIDE; URAPIDIL;

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY ARTERY; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCREENING TEST; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0035026072     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343857     Document Type: Article

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