Analysis of clinical and biochemical characteristics and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with indeterminate saline infusion test results.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The clinical biochemical characteristics and target organ damage (TOD) in patients with plasma aldosterone concentrations (PAC) ranging from 50 to 100 ng/L after a saline infusion test (SIT) have not been fully studied.

Methods

A total of 611 hypertensive patients with an elevated aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) who underwent a supine SIT at Henan Provincial People's Hospital were enrolled. The patients were divided into three groups according to their post-SIT PAC: <50 ng/L (control group), 50-100 ng/L (indeterminate post-SIT results group), and >100 ng/L (PA group). The clinical and biochemical characteristics and TOD of the three groups were compared. The correlation of the post-SIT PAC with left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was assessed via regression anal

SUBMITTER: Qu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658999 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature