Effect of atenolol on aldosterone/renin ratio calculated by both plasma renin activity and direct renin concentration in healthy male volunteers

AH Ahmed, RD Gordon, P Taylor… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background: The most popular screening test for primary aldosteronism (PAL) is the plasma
aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR). Medications, dietary sodium, posture, and time of day all …

Measurement of plasma renin concentration instead of plasma renin activity decreases the positive aldosterone-to-renin ratio tests in treated patients with essential …

C Lonati, N Bassani, A Gritti, E Biganzoli… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: The plasma aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) for the diagnosis of primary
aldosteronism is normally calculated with plasma renin activity (PRA) as denominator …

The ratios of aldosterone/plasma renin activity (ARR) versus aldosterone/direct renin concentration (ADRR)

P Glinicki, W Jeske… - Journal of the Renin …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is estimated to occur in 5–12% of patients with hypertension.
Assessment of aldosterone/plasma renin activity (PRA) ratio (ARR) has been used as a …

Effects of two selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, sertraline and escitalopram, on aldosterone/renin ratio in normotensive depressed male patients

AH Ahmed, M Calvird, RD Gordon… - The Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background: Plasma aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR) is the most popular screening test for
primary aldosteronism (PAL). Certain medications are known to cause false-negative or …

Aldosterone to renin ratio–a reliable screening tool for primary aldosteronism?

A Tomaschitz, S Pilz - Hormone and Metabolic Research, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is defined as inappropriately high and (relatively or absolutely)
autonomous aldosterone secretion, which is not adequately suppressible by sodium …

Validity of the aldosterone-renin ratio used to screen for primary aldosteronism

VM Montori, GL Schwartz, AB Chapman… - Mayo Clinic …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether the calculated ratio of plasma aldosterone concentration
(PAC) to plasma renin activity (PRA), a proposed screening test for primary aldosteronism …

Screening for primary aldosteronism in essential hypertension: diagnostic accuracy of the ratio of plasma aldosterone concentration to plasma renin activity

GL Schwartz, ST Turner - Clinical chemistry, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background: The ratio of plasma aldosterone concentration to plasma renin activity (PRA) is
considered the screening test of choice for primary aldosteronism. Uncertainty exists …

A cross-sectional study of the effects of β-blocker therapy on the interpretation of the aldosterone/renin ratio: can dosing regimen predict effect?

TP Griffin, GA Browne, D Wall, MC Dennedy… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted. Participants were stratified
into one of four groups (control/low/medium/high) based on the quantity of β-blocker …

Ratio of serum aldosterone to plasma renin concentration in essential hypertension and primary aldosteronism

S Trenkel, C Seifarth, H Schobel… - Experimental and …, 2002 - thieme-connect.com
The ratio of serum aldosterone to plasma renin activity (PRA) has been proposed as
sensitive screening method in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism under random …

[HTML][HTML] Aldosterone to renin ratio as screening tool in primary aldosteronism

K Schilbach, RK Junnila… - … Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a severe and often underdiagnosed form of secondary
hypertension. Determining the aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR) in hypertensive patients has …