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The ratio of aldosterone to renin in plasma was measured in samples collected from 79 hypertensive patients. Eighteen patients with primary aldosteronism had ratios ranging from 25 to 677 (mean 183) when measured on 34 occasions, while 16 normal subjects had ratios of 3.3-21 (mean 11.3). Of the remaining 61 patients with ratios ranging from 1.8 to 184, 15 patients have ratios greater than 25 and are under investigation for primary aldosteronism, which appears highly likely in five and has been excluded in two. The aldosterone/renin ratio appears promising as a screening test for primary aldosteronism. Consistency and the effects of sodium and potassium balance and of antihypertensive medications require further study.
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