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Expanded screening using the Vaidya & Carey algorithm significantly improved primary aldosteronism detection in patients with ...
A large number of hypertension patients may unknowingly suffer from primary aldosteronism (PA) — a common but underdiagnosed ...
The aldosterone-renin screening market is forecasted to grow from USD 574.8 million in 2025 to USD 1,109.7 million by 2035, at a CAGR of 6.8% during the forecast period. The aldosterone-renin ...
In addition to the classical form of primary aldosteronism, renin suppression is also found in apparent mineralocorticoid excess, adrenal biosynthetic defects, glucocorticoid excess, licorice ...
Original Article Archive Primary Aldosteronism with Malignant Hypertension Author: Norman M. Kaplan, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published December 12, 1963 N Engl J Med 1963;269: 1282 - 1286 ...
In many clinical settings, primary aldosteronism screening typically involves a single blood draw to measure plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) and plasma renin activity, which is then used to ...
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is common among patients with hypokalemia and hypertension Although most patients with PA are normokalemic, hypokalemia (either spontaneous or diuretic induced) in a patient ...
The following is a summary of "Aldosterone, Renin, and Aldosterone-to-Renin Ratio Variability in Screening for Primary Aldosteronism," published in the January 2023 issue of Endocrinology & Metabolism ...
Women who use oral contraceptives are more likely to have an aldosterone-to-renin ratio above the threshold for a positive test for primary aldosteronism than those who do not use oral ...
Primary aldosteronism, also known as Conn’s syndrome, is characterised by inappropriate aldosterone production despite suppressed renin secretion and, commonly, hypertension. 1 Normally, in response ...
The excess secretion of aldosterone, also known as aldosteronism, is often classified into renin‐independent and renin‐dependent. 5, 33 Physiologically, renin‐dependent aldosterone secretion is ...