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Table 1 Hormonal tests to determine the cause of hypertension

From: Successful resolution of ectopic Cushing syndrome by minimally invasive thoracoscopic resection of the neuroendocrine tumor of the thymus: a rare case report

Parameter

Lying down

Stand up

Angiotensin I (37 °C) ng/mL

2.6

2.61

Angiotensin I (4 °C) ng/mL

1.04

0.97

Renin activity (PRA) ng/mL/h

1.56

1.64

Angiotensin II pg/mL

132.59

185.53

Aldosterone (ALD) pg/mL

85.05

93.59

ARR (ALD/PRA)

5.45

5.71

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