Title : Re-evaluation of the captopril test for the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism.

Pub. Date : 1992 May

PMID : 1617801






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1 RESULTS: Using a ratio of aldosterone to plasma renin activity greater than or equal to 1400 pmol/l per microgram/ml/h as a predictor of primary hyperaldosteronism, the captopril test had a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 83% and a predictive value of 82% with a 60-minute post captopril evaluation being sufficient. Captopril renin Homo sapiens