Chinese normotensive and essential hypertensive reference intervals for plasma aldosterone and renin activity by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
Clin Chem Lab Med
; 60(10): 1640-1647, 2022 09 27.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) regulates blood pressure. Plasma renin activities (PRA) and plasma aldosterone concentrations (PAC) are biomarkers related to RAAS. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)-based measurements for PRA and PAC have become popular. Method-specific reference intervals (RIs) are required.METHODS:
Routine PRA and PAC services in a Hong Kong teaching hospital were based on LC-MS/MS methods. PRA and PAC RIs were developed for normotensive subjects and essential hypertensive (EH) patients. Healthy volunteers were recruited to establish normotensive RIs. PRA and PAC results of hypertensive patients with urine aldosterone tests for primary aldosteronism (PA) screening were retrieved from the laboratory information system. Patients without PA were included. Patients with secondary hypertension and patients on medications affecting the RAAS were excluded. The central 95% RIs were established based on the recommendations of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guideline C28-A3.RESULTS:
PRA and PAC of 170 normotensive volunteers and 362 EH patients were analysed. There was no sex-specific difference in PRA and PAC for normotensive and EH reference subjects. Differences for PRA and PAC were noted between normotensive subjects aged below 45 and their older counterparts. However, such a difference was only identified for PRA but not PAC in EH patients. Age-specific RIs were established accordingly.CONCLUSIONS:
This study presented age-specific LC-MS/MS RIs of PRA and PAC for both normotensive and EH populations for local Chinese in Hong Kong.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aldosterona
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Chem Lab Med
Asunto de la revista:
QUIMICA CLINICA
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TECNICAS E PROCEDIMENTOS DE LABORATORIO
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Hong Kong