New advances in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

New advances in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common form of endocrine hypertension. The diagnostic process of PA includes a screening test, confirmatory test, and subtype classification. In this review, we have summarized the latest advances in the diagnosis of PA with regard to screening and confirmatory tests...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chronic diseases and translational medicine 2020-03, Vol.6 (1), p.1-5
Hauptverfasser: Shen, Hang, Xu, Zhi-Xin, Li, Qi-Fu
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Sprache:eng
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Confirmatory test
Primary aldosteronism
Review
Screening test
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Zusammenfassung:Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common form of endocrine hypertension. The diagnostic process of PA includes a screening test, confirmatory test, and subtype classification. In this review, we have summarized the latest advances in the diagnosis of PA with regard to screening and confirmatory tests and provided some recommendations to improve clinical practice.
ISSN:2095-882X
2589-0514
2589-0514
DOI:10.1016/j.cdtm.2019.12.009