Diabetics aided by spironolactone with ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is a well-known regulator of BP, and angiotensin II (AII) plays the primary ...

Aldosterone escape and non-ACE pathways for angiotensin II production may explain, at least in part, the continued high mortality rates in heart failure patients despite the advances made in ...

Primary hyperaldosteronism is a well-recognized cause of secondary hypertension. It is unknown whether serum aldosterone levels within the physiologic range influence the risk of hypertension. We ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by an irreversible deterioration in kidney function that gradually progresses to kidney failure and a need for dialysis. Predictors of progression of CKD ...