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Renin Phenotypes Characterize Vascular Disease, Autonomous Aldosteronism, and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Activity.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jun 2017
Hundemer Gregory L, Baudrand Rene, Brown Jenifer M, Curhan Gary, Williams Gordon H, Vaidya Anand
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Context: Mild cases of autonomous aldosterone secretion may go unrecognized using current diagnostic criteria for primary aldosteronism (PA). Objective: To investigate whether the inability to stimulate renin serves as a biomarker for unrecognized autonomous aldosterone secretion and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation. Participants: Six hundred sixty-three normotensive and mildly hypertensive...
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