Title : Diagnosis of primary aldosteronism: comparison of post-captopril active renin concentration and plasma renin activity.

Pub. Date : 2010 May 2

PMID : 20117105






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1 BACKGROUND: A common pharmacologic test for the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA) is the administration of captopril to determine whether an abnormal plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) to plasma renin activity (PRA) ratio(ARR) persists, although active renin concentration (ARC) may offer advantages with regard to processing and standardization. Captopril renin Homo sapiens
2 BACKGROUND: A common pharmacologic test for the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA) is the administration of captopril to determine whether an abnormal plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) to plasma renin activity (PRA) ratio(ARR) persists, although active renin concentration (ARC) may offer advantages with regard to processing and standardization. Captopril renin Homo sapiens