Fig. 3 | Hypertension Research

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From: Predictors of confirmatory test results for the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism in hypertensive patients with an aldosterone-to-renin ratio greater than 20. The SHRIMP study

Fig. 3

Scatterplots showing the relationships between the real values and estimated values calculated by surrogate markers for each diagnostic test. a Estimated and real PAC after the saline-loading test, b, c estimated and real ARR after the captopril-challenge test, and d estimated and real PRA after the upright furosemide-loading test. APA aldosterone-producing adenoma, ARR aldosterone-to-renin ratio, captopril 60 or 90 min ARR ARR 60 or 90 min after the captopril-challenge test, EHT essential hypertension, IHA idiopathic hyperaldosteronism, PAC plasma aldosterone concentration, saline PAC PAC after the saline infusion test, PRA plasma renin activity, furosemide PRA PRA after the upright furosemide-loading test

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