Open AccessFamilial and Phenotypic Associations of the Aldosterone Renin Ratio
Author(s) -
Samantha AlvarezMadrazo,
Sandosh Padmanabhan,
Bongani M. Mayosi,
Hugh Watkins,
Peter Avery,
A. Michael Wallace,
Robert Fraser,
Eleanor Davies,
Bernard Keavney,
John Connell
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-1406
Subject(s) - aldosterone , medicine , endocrinology , hyperaldosteronism , aldosterone synthase , plasma renin activity , renin–angiotensin system , context (archaeology) , primary aldosteronism , heritability , population , blood pressure , biology , genetics , paleontology , environmental health
The aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR) is a marker of aldosterone excess, widely used to screen for primary aldosteronism (PA). The significance of a raised ARR in normotensive and hypertensive subjects and the phenotypic and familial factors affecting it are unclear.
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