The plasma renin activity and its changes after parathyroidectomy indicate a preserved internal secretory renal function in dialyzed patients. The PRA values before parathyroidectomy are not unequivocally related to the blood pressure reading. After parathyroidectomy during the initial months the renin and aldosterone plasma levels decline in patients with secondary and primary HPT (p < 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUrinary excretion of sodium, potassium and some hormones influencing their transport was investigated before and after i.v. furosemide administration in 10 offsprings of normotensive subjects who had a normal Na(+)-K+ cotransport activity and in 26 normotensive men with a positive family history of essential hypertension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe circadian rhythms of sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), aldosterone (ALDO), 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC), 18-hydroxy-DOC (18-OH-DOC), cortisol (F), corticosterone (B), adrenaline (A), noradrenaline (NA), dopamine (DA), metanephrine (MN), normetanephrine (NMN), homovanillic acid (HVA), kallikrein (KE) and prostaglandins E (PGE) and F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) excretion were studied in eight young borderline hypertensive men (BHT) and in six healthy age-matched normotensive subjects (NT) during hospitalization, after adaptation to the hospital regimen and a diet containing 135 mmol Na+ and 90 nmol K+. Urine samples were collected in 4 h periods for 24 h: 1. at normal daily activity, 2.
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