Establishment of Reference Intervals for Aldosterone and Renin in Malaysian Community Using Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA)

• Main Authors: Madzlifah, Ahadon, Tay, Siow Phing, Loh, Huai Heng, Arlizan Baizura, Ariffin, Norliza, Samsuri, Liwan, Lasem, Anselm, Su Ting, Chai, Chee Shee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: College of Pathologists 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RB Pathology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47120/1/15-CPATH%202024%20RI.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47120/; https://www.mjpath.org.my/2024/v46n3/abstracts-of-20th-ASM-2024.pdf

Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension, characterised by elevated plasma aldosterone (PAC) and suppressed renin (PRC) concentrations. There is lack of uniformity in PA diagnostic criteria due to variability in cut off values. PAC and PRC vary bet...