A drug that has been used to slow progression of kidney and cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes may also help people with chronic kidney disease who do not have diabetes, according ...

Sept. 20, 2004 — An elevated aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) characterizes one in three hypertensive patients and screening should be extended to all hypertensive patients, according to the results ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Joseph and colleagues analyzed data from 1,570 adults ...

Researchers have linked higher levels of the hormone aldosterone to high blood pressure and blood vessel disease in African-Americans. Aldosterone is secreted by the adrenal glands and causes salt ...

Aldosterone is a hormone that causes salt retention, which raises blood pressure. Some people have abnormally high aldosterone levels, but it's difficult to accurately assess aldosterone levels ...

Currently, patients with HFpEF have high risk of morbidity and mortality, but there is no effective measure for evaluating the prognosis. Studies have found that a variety of ways can lead to the ...

Other recent outcome studies document that resistant hypertension is not rare. In the Controlled ONset Verapamil INvestigation of Cardiovascular End Points trial (CONVINCE), [2] more than 16,600 ...

Unusual Manifestation of an Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma Primary aldosteronism was first described by Jerome Conn in 1955 in a patient with an aldosterone-producing adrenal adenoma. It's now a widely ...

Kyushu University researchers have uncovered a surprising layer of complexity in aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs)-adrenal gland tumors that drive high blood pressure. Using cutting-edge analysis ...

Researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have linked higher levels of the hormone aldosterone to high blood pressure and blood vessel disease in African Americans. Aldosterone is ...