Captopril suppression test
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Aldosterone (chemical structure) is measured in the CST.
The captopril suppression test (CST) is a non-invasive medical test that measures plasma levels of aldosterone.[1] Aldosterone production is suppressed by captopril through the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. CST results are used to assist in the diagnososis of primary aldosteronism (Conn Syndrome).
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- ^ Agharazii M, Douville P, Grose JH, Lebel M (June 2001). "Captopril suppression versus salt loading in confirming primary aldosteronism". Hypertension 37 (6): 1440–3. PMID 11408392. http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11408392.
