A prospective evaluation of postural stimulation testing, computed tomography and adrenal vein sampling in the differential diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 182-188

  Lau, Jeshen H G ^a   Candy Sze, W C ^a   Reznek, Rodney H ^b   Matson, Matthew ^b   Sahdev, Anju ^b   Carpenter, Robert ^b   Berney, Daniel M ^a   Akker, Scott A ^a   Chew, Shern L ^a   Grossman, Ashley B ^a   Monson, John P ^a   Drake, William M ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; RENIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENAL VEIN SAMPLING; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ALDOSTERONE PRODUCING ADENOMA; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTURAL STIMULATION TESTING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; ALDOSTERONE; CATHETERIZATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84855465147     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04202.x     Document Type: Article

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