Comparison of Seated With Recumbent Saline Suppression Testing for the Diagnosis of Primary Aldoster...
Comparison of Seated With Recumbent Saline Suppression Testing for the Diagnosis of Primary Aldosteronism
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United States: Copyright Oxford University Press
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United States: Copyright Oxford University Press
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Failure of plasma aldosterone suppression during fludrocortisone suppression testing (FST) or saline suppression testing (SST) confirms primary aldosteronism (PA). Aldosterone is often higher upright than recumbent in PA; upright levels are used during FST. In a pilot study (24 patients with PA), seated saline suppression testing (SSST) was more se...
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Comparison of Seated With Recumbent Saline Suppression Testing for the Diagnosis of Primary Aldosteronism
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2111152304
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2111152304
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0021-972X
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1945-7197
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10.1210/jc.2018-01394
