Adrenal gland: A diagnostic algorithm - The holy grail of primary aldosteronism

Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 697-699

  Rossi, Gian Paolo ^a   Seccia, Teresa Maria ^a   Pessina, Achille C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; CAPTOPRIL; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; FUROSEMIDE; RENIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; BLOOD; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; JAPAN; NOTE;

ALDOSTERONE; ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; JAPAN; RENIN;

EID: 82155166327     PISSN: 17595029     EISSN: 17595037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2011.180     Document Type: Article

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