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PA screening tests included plasma renin activity, serum aldosterone levels, followed by IV saline suppression tests to confirm the diagnosis, and adrenal vein sampling and computed tomography of adrenal glands in patients with positive saline suppression test results
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Velasco A, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Diagnosing Primary Aldosteronism in Patients With Resistant Hypertension. Journal of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich) : 27 Apr 2015. Available from: URL: http://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12570
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TDM-guided screening for primary aldosteronism cost saving. PharmacoEcon Outcomes News 727, 30 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40274-015-2114-x
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