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Evaluation of the Saline Infusion Test and the Captopril Challenge Test in Chinese Patients With Primary Aldosteronism
Author(s) -
Xiao Meng,
Yanyan Li,
Xiaohao Wang,
Jianwei Li,
Yuping Liu,
Yerong Yu
Publication year - 2017
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.2017-01530
Subject(s) - primary aldosteronism , captopril , medicine , essential hypertension , hypokalemia , supine position , confidence interval , plasma renin activity , aldosterone , endocrinology , hyperaldosteronism , urology , blood pressure , renin–angiotensin system
The aim of this study was to determine whether the diagnosis cutoff values associated with the saline infusion test (SIT) and captopril challenge test (CCT) in the Endocrine Society guidelines are applicable to Chinese subjects.

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