Renal Resistive Index Predicts Postoperative Blood Pressure Outcome in Primary Aldosteronism

Renal Resistive Index Predicts Postoperative Blood Pressure Outcome in Primary Aldosteronism.

The renal resistive index (RI) calculated by Doppler ultrasonography has been reported to be correlated with renal structural changes and outcomes in patients with essential hypertension or renal disease. However, little is known about this index in primary aldosteronism. In this prospective study, we examined the utility of this index to predict blood pressure (BP) outcome after adrenalectomy ...

Renal function in primary aldosteronism.

Renal Function in Primary Aldosteronism To the Editor: We read the interesting article of Rossi et al1 investigating the involvement of the kidney in a large group of patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) who were recruited in a multicentric, Italian study. In these patients, the authors observed greater urinary albumin excretion (UAE) and higher prevalence of microalbuminuria than in essent...

Twenty-Four-Hour Urinary Aldosterone Predicts Inappropriate Left Ventricular Mass Index in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism

OBJECTIVE Primary aldosteronism (PA) is associated with inappropriate left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in relation to a given gender and body size. There is no ideal parameter to predict the presence of LVH or inappropriate LVH in patients with PA. We investigate the performance of 24-hour urinary aldosterone level, plasma renin activity and aldosterone-to-renin ratio on this task. METHODS ...

Significant Correlation between Brachial Pulse Pressure Index and Renal Resistive Index.

BACKGROUND The renal resistive index (RI) is calculated as (peak systolic velocity - minimum diastolic velocity)/peak systolic velocity, and has been significantly associated with renal function. Pulse pressure index (PPI) is derived from a formula similar to renal RI, i.e. (systolic blood pressure - diastolic blood pressure)/systolic blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to investigate...

Coexisting renal artery stenosis and primary aldosteronism.