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 ...

Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid hormone that is produced and secreted in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex and helps regulate fluid and electrolyte balance. The stimuli needed for its ...

Hypertension affects 1 in 3 adults globally and is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Aldosterone dysregulation, often driven by obesity and primary aldosteronism, affects ...

Unprecedented access to a unique group of Australians is allowing researchers to study links between raised aldosterone levels and elevated cardiovascular risk in various age groups—with important ...

Purpose: The clinical benefits, adverse effects, pharmacokinetics, and recommendations for the appropriate use of the aldosterone antagonists spironolactone and eplerenone in patients with heart ...

A new pill lowers stubborn blood pressure and may protect kidneys, offering hope for patients with chronic disease.

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] ...

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 today ...

Aldosterone (Aldo) contributes to mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiac oxidative stress. Using a proteomic approach, A-kinase anchor protein (AKAP)-12 has been identified as a down-regulated protein ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Once-daily lorundrostat safely lowered 24-hour systolic BP compared with placebo in a phase 2 trial. A ...

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 ...