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 ...

A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the European Heart Journal [1] ...

Despite the availability of effective antihypertensive therapies, global blood pressure control rates remain unacceptably low. Contributing factors, such as low treatment adherence, therapeutic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, particularly the most recently approved agent finerenone, should play a ...

Credit: Getty Images Investigators report promising results from a phase 2 trial of an investigational aldosterone synthase inhibitor. Combining the aldosterone synthase inhibitor with empagliflozin ...

Higher serum aldosterone levels among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are independently associated with an increased risk for CKD progression and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) regardless ...

In the previous issue of the Journal, Mulè et al. 1 report the results of a cross-sectional study aimed at assessing (1) plasma aldosterone concentrations and left ventricular mass (LVM) in essential ...

In the past 10 years, many widely accepted concepts relating to aldosterone production and its pathogenetic role have changed. We now know that aldosterone is produced not only by the zona glomerulosa ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BI 690517 dose-dependently reduced urine albumin-to-creatine ratio, showing a potential albuminuria reduction.

Dr. Aaronson answers the question: 'Aldosterone Antagonist Side Effects?' — -- Question: What are the benefits and side effects of an aldosterone antagonist? Answer: Thanks to research led by Dr.