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PLASMA RENIN AND ALDOSTERONE IN PREGNANCY COMPLICATED BY ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY
Author(s) -
Symonds E. M.,
Craven D. J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12554.x
Subject(s) - aldosterone , adrenal insufficiency , plasma renin activity , medicine , renin–angiotensin system , endocrinology , pregnancy , biology , blood pressure , genetics
Summary Serial measurements of plasma renin and plasma aldosterone were made throughout pregnancy in two women with adrenal insufficiency. The values were compared with levels obtained in eight normal primigravidae. Aldosterone levels were low or undetectable in adrenal insufficiency and plasma renin levels were grossly elevated in one patient with adrenal insufficiency but within the normal range in the other.