A case of primary aldosteronism due to unilateral adrenal hyperplasia

Hypertension Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 379-384

  Katayama, Yasuyuki ^b   Takata, Nobuki ^a   Tamura, Taiji ^b   Yamamoto, Akemi ^b   Hirata, Fumihiko ^b   Yasuda, Hiroko ^b   Matsukuma, Susumu ^b   Daido, Yuichiro ^b   Sasano, Hironobu ^c  

^a Japan Self Defense Forces Hospital Sasebo   (Japan)

^b Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal vein sampling; Hyperaldosteronism; Secondary hypertension; Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALDOSTERONE; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; IODINE 131;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; SUPRARENAL VEIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNILATERAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; VEIN;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE;

EID: 21244436796     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.28.379     Document Type: Article

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