The aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR) has gained popularity as a screening test for primary hyperaldosteronism, a probably underdiagnosed cause of hypertension. However, studies have yielded varying ...

which suppresses plasma renin activity These disorders should be suspected in young patients with a familyhistory of hypertension who present with severe or refractory hypertension and ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the world's leading cause of death, and high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 1 ...

Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Endocrinology Measurement of renin and its activity is increasingly used ...

But when blood pressure levels decrease significantly and for long periods, smooth muscle cells in the kidney, and some other kidney cell types, can take on a whole new job: producing renin ...

The following is a summary of “Screening for primary aldosteronism in 1,181 Swedish primary care patients with hypertension,” ...

physicians must be aware of clinical circumstances that may promote the development of hyperkalemia The renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) has a pathogenetic role in several edematous ...

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