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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of captopril has been investigated in four patients with Bartter's syndrome treated for 12 weeks. Baseline biochemistry showed normal serum aldosterone (mean 347 pmol.l-1) and a mean serum renin of 217 mU-l-1, and a considerable increase in serum renin during captopril treatment. Serum aldosterone decreased gradually during the study period to about half its initial value. The patients presented with a mean serum potassium of 2.5 mmol.l-1, which rose to 3.4 mmol.l-1 on captopril. Lymphocytes showed a substantial captopril-induced increase in intracellular sodium (from 15 to 22.5 mmol.l-1 on average), but no change in the potassium content. Captopril was well-tolerated. It may be an alternative to potassium-sparing diuretics for maintaining normal serum potassium levels in patients with Bartter's syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0031-6970
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
303-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition as a therapeutic principle in Bartter's syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Chemistry, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article