Adrenal vein sampling for primary aldosteronism: The assessment of selectivity and lateralization of aldosterone excess baseline and after adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 989-997

  Rossi, Gian Paolo ^a   Pitter, Gisella ^a   Bernante, Paolo ^a   Motta, Raffaella ^a   Feltrin, Giampietro ^a   Miotto, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal vein sampling; Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Aldosterone; Aldosteronism; Catheterization

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; POTASSIUM; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL VEIN SAMPLING; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN RUPTURE;

EID: 42049094871     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282f9e66a     Document Type: Article

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