Reninoma presenting as cardiac syncope
Reninoma, a renin-secreting tumor of the juxta-glomerular cells of the kidney, is a rare but surgically treatable cause of secondary hypertension in children. We report a case of reninoma presenting as cardiac syncope with long QTc on electrocardiogram due to hypokalemia.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Pediatric Cardiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2011;volume=4;issue=1;spage=71;epage=73;aulast=Tak |