Reninoma presenting as cardiac syncope

• Main Authors: Tak Shahid (Author), Wani Mohd (Author), Khan Khursheed (Author), Alai Mohd (Author), Shera Altaf (Author), Ahangar Abdul (Author), Khan Yasir (Author), Nayeem- (Author), Irshad Ifat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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.