Aldosterone sends sodium and water into the bloodstream, which can increase your blood volume and blood pressure. Besides the ...

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 ...

Current screening guidelines may not capture all cases of hyperaldosteronism among patients with ESKD. Hyperaldosteronism occurs in a higher proportion of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) ...

A new pill called baxdrostat may offer hope for people whose blood pressure stays high even after taking standard medications ...

A new medication called baxdrostat shows early promise in reducing blood pressure and improving kidney health in patients ...

Primary Aldosteronism (PA) is a specifically treatable and potentially curable form of secondary hypertension. However, despite the recommendations of the Endocrine Society Guidelines and the European ...

AHA: Increased Cancer Risk for Patients With Heart Failure For patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, aldosterone blockade with spironolactone improves left ventricular ...

A bi-polar hormone that can contribute to strokes and minimize their damage is emerging as a therapeutic target in the battle against these brain attacks, researchers say. "It costs about $56 billion ...

Aldosterone is a steroid hormone important to the regulation of salt, fluid and potassium in the body. Researchers at the "Metabolic and sex differences in aldosterone responses" symposium-;presented ...

A University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix researcher was recently awarded a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health grant to study the molecular mechanisms of how dilated cardiomyopathy ...

Researchers have linked a hormone known to adjust levels of key brain chemicals to the quality of our hearing as we age. The more of the hormone that older people have in their bloodstream, the better ...