Aldosterone and the risk of hypertension

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-107

  Xanthakis, Vanessa ^a,b,c   Vasan, Ramachandran S ^a,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Aldosterone to renin ratio; ARR; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Hypertension; Mineralocorticoid receptor; Natriuretic peptides; Primary hyperaldosteronism; Risk; Salt sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; MINERALOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NATRIURETIC FACTOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; FLUID BALANCE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM BALANCE;

ALDOSTERONE; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; RENIN;

EID: 84879601714     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: 15343111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-013-0330-y     Document Type: Review

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