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Confounders of the aldosterone‐to‐renin ratio when used as a screening test in hypertensive patients: A critical analysis of the literature

The aldosterone‐to‐renin ratio (ARR) is a common screening test for primary aldosteronism in hypertensives. However, there are many factors which could confound the ARR test result and reduce the accuracy of this test. The present review's objective is to identify these factors and to describe...

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Autores principales: Veldhuizen, Gregory P., Alnazer, Rawan M., Kroon, Abraham A., de Leeuw, Peter W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8030008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33368994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jch.14117