Predicting surgically remedial primary aldosteronism: Role of adrenal scanning, posture testing, and adrenal vein sampling

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3637-3644

  Espiner, E A ^a   Ross, D G ^a   Yandle, T G ^a   Richards, A M ^a   Hunt, P J ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; DOXAZOSIN; PRAZOSIN; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUPRARENAL VEIN; VEIN;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; MALE; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RENIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0042384577     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-022051     Document Type: Article

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