ea0014p487 | (1) | ECE2007
Gouli Aggeliki
, Androulakis Ioannis
, Markou Athina
, Ragkou Despoina
, Dimitriou Konstantina
, Stathopoulou Alexandra
, Anagnostou Tilemachos
, Kondyli Georgia
, Piaditis George
Background: The renin-angiotensin system is important for blood pressure control. Screening and diagnostic tests used so far to diagnose patients with aldosterone related hypertension does not take into consideration the stimulating ACTH effect on aldosterone secretion.Objective: To assess the role of aldosterone in essential hypertension using a modified suppression test, performed under suppressed ACTH levels.Subjects and methods...