Influential factors on the ratio of plasma aldosterone concentration to plasma renin activity in screening primary aldosteronism
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000.6699.2009.02.040
- VernacularTitle:原发性醛固酮增多症筛查中血浆醛固酮/肾素活性比值的影响因素
- Author:
Guoshu YIN
;
Shaoling ZHANG
;
Li YAN
;
Hua CHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Primary aldosteronism;
Aldosterone;
Renin;
Renin-angiotensin Ⅱ-aldosterone system
- From:Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2009;25(2):238-241
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The ratio of plasma aldosterone concentration to plasma renin activity (ARR) is a practical parameter in screening for primary aldosteronism (PA).However,variations of the cutoff value of ARR in different studies have been reported due to plenty of influential factors that may affect the secretions of renin and aldosterone. Lack of standardization of assays for ARR also makes direct comparisons among different studies difficult.The associated influential factors on ARR were introduced in this review.
