What is it about?
detection of hyperaldosteronism by measuring aldosterone / renin ratio in out patients. The renin mass assay is more robust than measurement of the renin activity.
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Why is it important?
screening is important because it ia a treatable cause of Hypertension
Perspectives
We provide a reference range that is transferable to other techniques by using multiple of the median provided in the text.
Pierre Douville
Universite Laval
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This page is a summary of: Active renin mass concentration to determine aldosterone-to-renin ratio in screening for primary aldosteronism, International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, July 2011, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.2147/ijnrd.s22245.
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