Testing for aldosterone levels may hold the key to treatment-resistant hypertension and many other cardiac conditions, but ...

Loss of class A scavenger receptor MARCO results in elevated lung Ace expression and elevated plasma aldosterone concentrations in male mice, demonstrating an endocrine function of this immune ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Aldosterone is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease progression and the development of ...

A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the European Heart Journal [1] ...

Lorundrostat, a novel therapy which blocks the production of aldosterone from the adrenal glands, demonstrated clinically meaningful and sustained reductions in blood pressure in 1,083 patients with ...

Higher serum aldosterone levels among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are independently associated with an increased risk for CKD progression and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) regardless ...

Aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone, eplerenone) also known as “potassium sparing diuretics” block the action of aldosterone inhibiting the reuptake of sodium and water. Normally, when sodium ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused millions of deaths throughout the world, which has provoked intense research into the pathogenetic mechanism behind this disease. A new study ...