Plasma Renin Activity in Hypertension.

s1 May 1967Plasma Renin Activity in Hypertension.John J. Harris, M.D., F.A.C.P., Milton G. Crane, M.D., F.A.C.P., Varner J. Johns Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P.John J. Harris, M.D., F.A.C.P., Milton G. Crane, M.D., F.A.C.P., Varner J. Johns Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-5-1036_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTwo hundred eighty plasma renin activity (PRA) measurements were made in 100 patients with hypertension. Special attention was given to determining the usefulness of the PRA as a means of diagnosing primary aldosteronism and renovascular hypertension. Venous blood samples were obtained with the patients supine on liberal intake of sodium and, again, after the subject had been on 3 days of sodium restriction ( < 10 mEq Na+/24 hr) and had been standing upright for 4 hr. Plasma for PRA was prepared for analysis according to Boucher and associates and assayed in nephrectomized rats.Forty-two patients (42%) had values that... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: John J. Harris, M.D., F.A.C.P.; Milton G. Crane, M.D., F.A.C.P.; Varner J. JohnsJr., M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Loma Linda, California PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPlasmareninaktivit�t, Plasmavolumen, extrazellul�res Fl�ssigkeitsvolumen und Herzzeitvolumen bei essentieller HypertonieLACK OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PLASMA-RENIN AND HISTORY OF HEART-ATTACK OR STROKE IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIONHyporeninemic hypertensionMineralocorticoidsyndromeREFERENCESHypertension and Severe Hyperkalaemia Associated with Suppression of Renin and Aldosterone and Completely Reversed by Dietary Sodium RestrictionIncidence of Suppressed Renin Activity and of Normokalemic Primary Aldosteronism in Hypertensive Negro Patients 1 May 1967Volume 66, Issue 5 Page: 1036-1037 Keywords Blood Blood plasma Hypertension Plasma renin activity Sodium ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1967 PDF downloadLoading ...