Kidney impairment in primary aldosteronism
Kidney impairment is noted in primary aldosteronism (PA), and probably initiated by glomerular hyperfiltration. A prospectively defined survey was conducted on 602 patients who were suspected of PA in the multiple-center Taiwan Primary Aldosteronism Investigation (TAIPAI) database. Estimated glomeru...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinica chimica acta 2011-07, Vol.412 (15-16), p.1319-1325 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Kidney impairment is noted in primary aldosteronism (PA), and probably initiated by glomerular hyperfiltration.
A prospectively defined survey was conducted on 602 patients who were suspected of PA in the multiple-center Taiwan Primary Aldosteronism Investigation (TAIPAI) database. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated and followed up at 1yr after treatment.
The diagnosis of PA was confirmed in 330 patients. Among them 17% of these patients had kidney impairment (eGFR |
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ISSN: | 0009-8981 1873-3492 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cca.2011.02.018 |