RT Journal
A1 Michelakis AM, Woods JW, Liddle GW, Klatte EC
T1 A predictable error in use of renal vein renin in diagnosing hypertension
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1969
FD April 1
VO 123
IS 4
SP 359
OP 361
DO 10.1001/archinte.1969.00300140005002
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1969.00300140005002
AB Although unilateral renal artery stenosis is usually characterized by a diagnostically useful disparity between the renal vein renin values on the two sides, this disparity can be obscured if the renal vein blood samples are drawn too soon after the patient changes from an upright to a recumbent posture.