Hipertensión arterial y mineralocorticoides: utilidad de las mediciones de renina y aldosterona / Hypertension and mineralcorticoids: usefulness of renin and aldosterone measurements
Rev. méd. Chile
; 127(5): 604-10, mayo 1999. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Recently, some genetic forms of hypertension have been well characterized. These forms can be globally called mineralocorticoid hypertension and are due to different alterations of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (SRAA). Among these, classic primary hyperaldosteronism and its glucocorticoid remediable variety, in which hypertension is secondary to aldosterone production, must be considered. There are also conditions in which mineralocorticoid activity does not depend on aldosterone production. These conditions generate a hyporeninemic hyperaldosteronism, observed in Liddle syndrome, apparent mineralocorticoid hypertension, 11- and 17-hydroxilase deficiency, among others. The detection of these forms of hypertension is only feasible if the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is assessed, measuring renin and aldosterone levels. This article reviews these forms of hypertension, their clinical workup and their relevance in the usual hypertensive patients
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Hipoaldosteronismo
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Hiperaldosteronismo
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Project document
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile