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Diagnostic value of adrenal iodine-131 6-beta-iodomethyl-19-norcholesterol scintigraphy for primary aldosteronism: a retrospective study at a medical center in North Taiwan

BACKGROUND: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common cause of secondary hypertension. Among the many leading causes of PA, the two most frequent are, bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (BAH) and aldosterone-producing adenomas (APA). Since a solitary APA may be cured surgically, but BAH needs lifelong pharm...

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Autores principales: Wu, Ming-Hsien, Liu, Feng-Hsuan, Lin, Kun-Ju, Sun, Jui-Hung, Chen, Szu-Tah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6553523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30694876
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MNM.0000000000000987