Prevalence of high aldosterone-renin ratio and plasma aldosterone levels among hypertensive patients at a primary care clinic

• Main Authors: Omar , Ahmad Marzuki, Abd Rahim, Firdaus, Sukor, Norlela, Shahar, Mohammad Arif, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society 2013
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/33553/1/76-267-1-PB.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33553/; http://www.jmems.org/index.php/jmems/article/viewFile/76/60

Screening test by using aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR) resulted in a higher prevalence (5-15%) of primary aldosteronism than was previously expected but to date there is no such study performed in Malaysia. Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of high ARR (>20) and high...