Primary Aldosteronism: What consensus for the diagnosis

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 915-921

  Cicala, Maria Verena ^a   Mantero, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal vein sampling; ARR ratio; Confirmatory test; Diagnosis; Primary aldosteronism

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; DOXAZOSIN; DROSPIRENONE PLUS ESTRADIOL; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDRALAZINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RENIN; TERAZOSIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW;

HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 78649638212     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2010.10.007     Document Type: Review

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