Open AccessEarly urinary aldosterone excretion in very low birth weight infants
Author(s) -
Simonetta Costa,
Francesco Cota,
Costantino Romagnoli,
Caterina Latella,
Luca Maggio,
Mikael Ghennet Tesfagabir,
Francesca Gallini
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1752-8976
pISSN - 1470-3203
DOI - 10.1177/1470320312437069
Subject(s) - aldosterone , respiratory distress , medicine , birth weight , gestational age , urinary system , excretion , endocrinology , urine , low birth weight , confidence interval , pediatrics , obstetrics , pregnancy , biology , surgery , genetics
HYPOTHESIS/ INTRODUCTION: In the neonatal period, many factors may interfere with aldosterone production but data currently available are few and controversial. In this study we aim to assess the early urinary aldosterone excretion (UAE) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and to identify some possible clinical and biochemical variables that may influence this excretion.
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