A case of reninoma with variant angina
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
; : 106-108, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Reninoma is a tumor of the renal juxtaglomerular cell apparatus that causes hypertension and hypokalemia because of hypersecretion of renin. We present a case of a 29-year-old female patient with reninoma and concomitant variant angina. The patient had uncontrolled hypertension and elevated plasma renin activity and aldosterone levels. Imaging studies revealed a mass in the left kidney, which was further confirmed as a renin-producing lesion via selective venous catheterization. During the evaluation, the patient had acute-onset chest pain that was diagnosed as variant angina after a provocation test. After partial nephrectomy, the plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone levels decreased and blood pressure normalized. We report a case of reninoma with variant angina.
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Main subject:
Plasma
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Blood Pressure
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Chest Pain
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Catheterization
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Renin
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Aldosterone
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Catheters
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Hypertension
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Hypokalemia
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Kidney
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Year:
2014
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Article