The Aldosterone to Renin Ratio in Secondary Hypertension;Der Aldosteron-Renin-Quotient bei Sekundärer Hypertonie

Herz

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 686-691

  Seiler, Lysann ^a   Reincke, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Primary aldosteronism; Renin; Secondary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE DERIVATIVE; CAPTOPRIL; FLUDROCORTISONE;

ADENOMA; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; ORGAN INJURY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; RARE DISEASE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SALT LOADING; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RENIN;

EID: 0346096500     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-003-2507-7     Document Type: Review

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