title: [The value of stimulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system as a screening test for hypertension (author's transl)].
abstract: Renin activity, angiotensin-II concentration and venous aldosterone concentration were measured in 20 healthy subjects and 18 hypertensives before and after stimulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. The test did not distinguish between the two groups: in the individual case there was no relationship between renin-activity, angiotensin-II concentration and aldosterone concentration in peripheral venous blood. Stimulation of the system without sodium balance is not a reliable screening test for hypertension.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000097:blood; D004232:Diuretics; D005665:Furosemide; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011720:Pyrazoles; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D011720:Pyrazoles; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000450:Aldosterone; D005665:Furosemide; D012083:Renin
vernacular_title: Aussagefähigkeit der Stimulation des Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosteron-Systems als Suchtest auf Hypertonie.