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PTH Is a Promising Auxiliary Index for the Clinical Diagnosis of Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma
Author(s) -
Linxi Zhang,
Weijun Gu,
Yijun Li,
Yang Wang,
Wenbo Wang,
Anping Wang,
Lei Shen,
Li Zang,
Guoqing Yang,
Zhaohui Lü,
Jingtao Dou,
Yiming Mu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1093/ajh/hpv146
Subject(s) - aldosterone , medicine , endocrinology , adenoma , plasma renin activity , renin–angiotensin system , parathyroid hormone , adrenal adenoma , primary aldosteronism , calcium , blood pressure
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulates aldosterone secretion in human adrenocortex and is regulated by the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. We speculated that measurement of PTH may be a valuable aid in the diagnosis of aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA).

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