scholarly journals J3 Evaluation of aldosterone/plasma renin activity ratio (ARR) in the screening of primary aldosteronism

1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 189A
Author(s):  
F VEGLIO
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Renin Activity ◽  
Primary Aldosteronism ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Plasma Renin ◽  
Renin Activity

scholarly journals Evaluation of plasma aldosterone to plasma renin activity ratio in patients with primary aldosteronism

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 373-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Ignatowska-Świtalska ◽  
J Chodakowska ◽  
W Januszewicz ◽  
T Feltynowski ◽  
M Adamczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Renin Activity ◽  
Primary Aldosteronism ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Plasma Renin ◽  
Plasma Aldosterone ◽  
Renin Activity

Plasma and urine aldosterone to plasma renin activity ratio in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 981-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giampaolo Bernini ◽  
Angelica Moretti ◽  
Cinzia Orlandini ◽  
Piero Berti ◽  
Paolo Miccoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Renin Activity ◽  
Primary Aldosteronism ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Plasma Renin ◽  
Renin Activity

scholarly journals Minireview: Primary Aldosteronism—Changing Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment

Endocrinology ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 144 (6) ◽  
pp. 2208-2213 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Young
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Renin Activity ◽  
Primary Aldosteronism ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Cardiovascular Effects ◽  
Plasma Renin ◽  
Plasma Aldosterone ◽  
Renin Activity ◽  
Receptor Blockade ◽  
Plasma Aldosterone Concentration ◽  
Aldosterone Producing Adenoma

Abstract Primary aldosteronism affects 5–13% of patients with hypertension. Patients with hypertension and hypokalemia and most patients with treatment-resistant hypertension should undergo screening for primary aldosteronism with a plasma aldosterone concentration to plasma renin activity ratio. A high plasma aldosterone concentration to plasma renin activity ratio is a positive screening test result, a finding that warrants confirmatory testing. For those patients that want to pursue a surgical cure, the accurate distinction between the subtypes (unilateral vs. bilateral adrenal disease) of primary aldosteronism is a critical step. The subtype evaluation may require one or more tests, the first of which is imaging the adrenal glands with computed tomography, followed by selective use of adrenal venous sampling. Because of the deleterious cardiovascular effects of aldosterone, normalization of circulating aldosterone or aldosterone receptor blockade should be part of the management plan for all patients with primary aldosteronism. Unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy is an excellent treatment option for patients with unilateral aldosterone-producing adenoma. Bilateral idiopathic hyperaldosteronism should be treated medically. In addition, aldosterone-producing adenoma patients may be treated medically if the medical treatment includes mineralocorticoid receptor blockade.

scholarly journals Drug Effects on Aldosterone/Plasma Renin Activity Ratio in Primary Aldosteronism

Hypertension ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 897-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Mulatero ◽  
Franco Rabbia ◽  
Alberto Milan ◽  
Cristina Paglieri ◽  
Fulvio Morello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Renin Activity ◽  
Primary Aldosteronism ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Drug Effects ◽  
Plasma Renin ◽  
Renin Activity
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