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 ...

Observational studies and clinical trials performed in general populations indicate that a higher salt intake is associated with development of hypertension, or aggravates hypertension that is already ...

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 ...

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] ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AstraZeneca’s BAXFENDY™ (baxdrostat) has been approved in the US as a first-in-class aldosterone synthase inhibitor (ASI) for the treatment of hypertension in ...

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 ...