Aldosterone-to-renin ratio for diagnosing aldosterone-producing adenoma: A multicentre study

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 623-630

  Ducher, Michel ^a   Mounier Véhier, Claire ^b   Baguet, Jean Philippe ^c   Tartière, Jean Michel ^d   Sosner, Philippe ^e   Régnier Le Coz, Sylvie ^d   Perez, Laurence ^f   Fourcade, Jacques ^g   Jabourek, Olivier ^b   Lejeune, Sylvain ^d   Stolz, Arnaud ^h   Fauvel, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Club des Jeunes Hypertensiologues   (France)

^c Club des Jeunes Hypertensiologues   (France)

^d Club des Jeunes Hypertensiologues   (France)

^e Club des Jeunes Hypertensiologues   (France)

^f Club des Jeunes Hypertensiologues   (France)

^g Club des Jeunes Hypertensiologues   (France)

^h Club des Jeunes Hypertensiologues   (France)

Author keywords

Aldosterone producing adenoma; Aldosterone to renin ratio; Aldosteronism; Hypertension; Hypokalaemia; Renin

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; RENIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ALDOSTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENIN;

EID: 84870810357     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: 18752128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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