Why the study?
Does plasma renin activity and its response to oxprenolol predict surgical curability in patients with renovascular hypertension?
Population
59 patients with renovascular hypertension
Design
Cohort
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May support renin profiling to select surgical candidates in renovascular hypertension; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Does plasma renin activity and its response to oxprenolol predict surgical curability in patients with renovascular hypertension?
Peripheral plasma renin activity is a poor diagnostic marker for renovascular hypertension, but unresponsiveness to beta-blockade and unilateral renin suppression identify patients who will benefit from surgery.
Salvetti et al. (1976) studied this question.
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