The captopril challenge test for diagnosing primary Aldosteronism in a Chinese population

The captopril challenge test for diagnosing primary Aldosteronism in a Chinese population

Abstract Background The Captopril challenge test (CCT) is an easy-conduct confirmatory test for diagnosing primary aldosteronism (PA). Guidelines show that plasma aldosterone is normally suppressed by captopril (> 30%) in primary hypertension (PH) and in healthy people. It is unclear whether this...

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Main Authors: Ke-ying Zhu, Yan Zhang, Wen-jing Zhang, Hong-yun Li, Wen-huan Feng, Da-long Zhu, Ping Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Primary aldosteronism
Diagnosis
Captopril challenge test
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-019-0390-3

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