Researchers have discovered that a common form of high blood pressure is caused by tiny, non-cancerous growths in the adrenal ...

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 ...

The typical presentation of patients with Liddle syndrome includes early-onset severe hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis in the setting of low plasma renin and aldosterone, low rates ...

Addison’s disease is a rare condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormones cortisol and ...

Sodium reabsorption is mainly controlled by aldosterone, a steroid hormone synthesized in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal gland, secondary to renin stimulation via angiotensin II and to ...

Elevated aldosterone stimulates sodium reabsorption ... Low potassium and magnesium can be detected through a blood test and cause adverse symptoms like irregular heartbeat and muscle cramps.

Aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone, eplerenone) also known as “potassium sparing diuretics” block the action of aldosterone inhibiting the reuptake of sodium and water. Normally, when ...