... with and without a simultaneous infusion of dopamine in seven normotensive subjects, in ten patients with essential hypertension, and in ten patients with primary aldosteronism. In a second set of experiments, maximum increases of these plasma levels were determined after metoclopramide (10 mg intravenously...

...E. L. Bravo; R. C. Tarazi; F. M. Fouad; S. C. Textor 1. Results in 80 patients with primary aldosteronism (70 with tumour, 10 with hyperplasia) who underwent stimulation and suppression tests were analysed to assess the usefulness of several screening techniques. 2. On normal dietary sodium...

... renin and kidney renin with either homologous or heterologous substrate showed identical K m values. 2. Peripheral venous values for active and inactive renin in essential hypertension ( n = 22), renovascular hypertension ( n = 14), primary aldosteronism ( n = 12), adrenal insufficiency ( n = 6...

... be used as a definitive test for the location of an aldosterone-producing adenoma, where this is uncertain. 29 11 1974 © 1975 The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society 1975 adrenal adenoma adrenal vein blood aldosterone primary aldosteronism Clinical Science...

... than in those in whom renin responded normally to posture. 3. A poor hypotensive response was observed in patients with renal or renal arterial disease and secondary aldosteronism. 4. The variable hypotensive response seen in patients with primary aldosteronism predicted the response to adrenal surgery...