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The aim of this study was to assess the effect of hypercalcaemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism on the pressor and aldosterone responses to angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion. Five patients with hyperparathyroidism were studied, before and after parathyroidectomy, and were compared with five normal subjects. After 30 min of equilibration, Asp1-Val5 Ang II was infused in all subjects at stepwise increasing dose rates of 2 and 4 ng/kg per min for 30 min each. In the hyperparathyroid patients the baseline levels of plasma parathyroid hormone and calcium were significantly higher than in the controls, and returned to normal after the parathyroidectomy; plasma aldosterone and renin activity were normal both before and after the parathyroidectomy. Two hyperparathyroid patients had high blood pressure levels, which were normalized after surgery. The increase in the aldosterone response from baseline at each time point of the Ang II infusion was greater in the hyperparathyroid patients before than after the operation (P less than 0.05), and greater than in the normals (P less than 0.05). No difference in the increased response of systolic or diastolic blood pressure was observed between the hyperparathyroid patients, either before or after the parathyroidectomy, and the normal subjects. High levels of extracellular calcium or parathyroid hormone, or both, might play a primary role in the aldosterone hyper-responsiveness to Ang II in the hyperparathyroid patients. The similar pressor response to Ang II in hyperparathyroid patients and the normal subjects suggests that hypercalcaemia does not potentiate the vasoconstrictive action of Ang II.
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