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 ...

What Is an Aldosterone Test? If you’re having any blood pressure problems, your doctor might order an aldosterone test to help them figure out what’s going on. An aldosterone test measures the ...

The Primary Aldosteronism Medical Treatment Outcome (PAMO) criteria represent an internationally developed outcome standard ...

The consequences of primary aldosteronism mainly result from the activation of the mineralocorticoid receptor. Two of these ...

A groundbreaking type of CT scan has been developed that can identify tiny nodules in a hormone gland, offering a potential ...

Abstract We investigated the effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 receptor blockade with losartan on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in hypertensive patients (supine diastolic blood ...

The NHS is cautioning that during this time of year, it might be easy to confuse flu symptoms with those of a rare condition.

The activated neurohormones angiotensin II, aldosterone, and norepinephrine promote tubular sodium reabsorption, [11,12,13] thus contributing to rebound sodium retention. Consequently, if a ...

Estimated 54 million people suffer from obstructive sleep apnea in the U.S. including 30-50% of adults with hypertension, both conditions associated with excess morbidity and mortality – – Obstructive ...

How adrenal cocktails work to help battle fatigue, stress and brain fog. What your adrenal glands do and how they function in ...