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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) remains a cornerstone of cardiovascular and renal physiology, orchestrating vital aspects of blood pressure regulation and fluid-electrolyte balance. At the heart of ...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonists have become an important tool for the treatment of hypertension and its cardiovascular complications. Inhibition ...

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Fourteen normotensive and 14 hypertensive black men with mild essential low-renin hypertension were examined during two protocols producing sodium depletion (less than 40 mmol sodium diet per day) for ...

THE role of the kidney in the regulation of blood pressure through the mediation of renin was first suggested by the classic experiments of Goldblatt. 1 Although there was considerable initial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diuretics in combination with renin-angiotensin system inhibitors may slow chronic kidney disease on top of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After a hyperkalemia event, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists were discontinued in up to 46% of patients.

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted an umbrella review and meta-analysis of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors' impact on ...

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