The use of aldosterone-renin ratio as a diagnostic test for primary hyperaldosteronism and its test characteristics under different conditions of blood sampling

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-78

  Tiu, Sau Cheung ^a   Choi, Cheung Hei ^a   Shek, Chi Chung ^a   Ng, Ying Wai ^a   Chan, Fredriech K W ^a   Ng, Chiu Ming ^a   Kong, Alice P S ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; POTASSIUM; RENIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALDOSTERONE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 12244255086     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-1149     Document Type: Review

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