Hypertension due to a renin-secreting juxtaglomerular cell tumor

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1359-1361

  Beevers, D Gareth ^a   Maheshwari, Madhavi B ^a   Ryan, Peter G ^a   Moss, Mark S ^a   Harding, L Keith ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; AMLODIPINE; CREATINE; RENIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; JUXTAGLOMERULAR CELL TUMOR; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN RELEASE; ULTRASOUND; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION, RENAL; JUXTAGLOMERULAR APPARATUS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; RENIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56549130953     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2008.281     Document Type: Article

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