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 ...

Boston, MA - A new analysis of participants in the Framingham Offspring study has shown that aldosterone levels at the high end of normal appear to predispose people to hypertension [1]. Reporting ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dysregulated aldosterone production, sometimes driven by obesity, can cause hypertension. Targeted therapies ...

Hyperaldosteronism is when one or both adrenal glands release too much of the hormone aldosterone. High blood pressure can result, which could lead to atrial fibrillation, heart attack, or stroke.

As the cells differentiated, they expressed even higher levels of genes involved in aldosterone synthesis and became increasingly active. "The identification of two distinct cell fates in APAs ...