The effect of blood collection procedure on plasma renin activity (PRA) and concentrations of direct renin (DRC) and aldosterone

Introduction: Performing measurements of plasma renin activity (PRA) or direct renin concentration (DRC) and aldosterone concentration, we should be well informed about requirements concerning blood sample processing. Material and methods: Forty-seven patients had blood collected in the supine and u...

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Main Authors: Piotr Glinicki, Wojciech Jeske, Małgorzata Gietka-Czernel, Lucyna Bednarek-Papierska, Aleksandra Kruszyńska, Jadwiga Słowińska-Srzednicka, Wojciech Zgliczyński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320313494434