Early urinary aldosterone excretion in very low birth weight infants

Hypothesis/Introduction : In the neonatal period, many factors may interfere with aldosterone production but data currently available are few and controversial. In this study we aim to assess the early urinary aldosterone excretion (UAE) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and to identify some p...

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Main Authors: Simonetta Costa, Francesco Cota, Costantino Romagnoli, Caterina Latella, Luca Maggio, Mikael Ghennet Tesfagabir, Francesca Gallini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320312437069