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The influence of aging on the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

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The influence of aging on the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

Revista Hypertension ResearchPor: Chikako Nakama, Kei Kamide, Tatsuo Kawai, Kazuhiro Hongyo, Norihisa Ito, Miyuki Onishi, Yasushi Takeya, Koichi Yamamoto, Ken Sugimoto y Hiromi Rakug.   Hypertension Research (2014) 37, 1062–1067.

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is common in young or middle-aged hypertensive patients, but PA among the elderly has recently become more common. As salt sensitivity increases with age, plasma renin activity (PRA) tends to decrease, whereas the aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) tends to increase in the elderly. The aim of this study was to clarify the influence of aging on the diagnosis of PA. We retrospectively evaluated 155 consecutively admitted patients who were not taking antihypertensive medications or calcium channel blockers and a blockers that underwent PRA and plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) measurements.