Why the study?
Does the losartan test improve diagnostic accuracy compared to the captopril test in patients evaluated for primary aldosteronism?
Population
135 patients evaluated for primary aldosteronism in the TAIPAI intervention
Comparison
Losartan test vs Captopril test
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Losartan test may improve diagnostic accuracy over captopril for primary aldosteronism; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does the losartan test improve diagnostic accuracy compared to the captopril test in patients evaluated for primary aldosteronism?
The losartan test demonstrates superior diagnostic accuracy compared to the captopril test for confirming primary aldosteronism and can help differentiate its subtypes.
Wu et al. (2009) studied this question.
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