A Riester, E Fischer, C Degenhart… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Context: Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is used to distinguish bilateral from unilateral primary aldosteronism (PA). Due to its limited availability, clinical prediction scores have …
O Nakabayashi, H Kikuchi, T Kikuchi… - Journal of Molecular …, 1998 - jme.bioscientifica.com
The type 1 parathyroid hormone receptor (PTHR1) binds, with equal affinity, two ligands with distinct biological functions: PTH, the major peptide hormone controlling calcium …
GP Rossi - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2011 - nature.com
Primary aldosteronism is much more common than previously thought. The high prevalence of primary aldosteronism, the damage this condition does to the heart, blood vessels and …
H Shibata, H Itoh - American journal of hypertension, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The role of aldosterone in the pathogenesis of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases has been clearly shown in congestive heart failure and endocrine hypertension due to …
A Markou, T Pappa, G Kaltsas, A Gouli… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Context: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is an established cause of hypertension, whereas high- normal serum aldosterone levels have been linked to an increased risk for hypertension …
MC Zennaro, S Boulkroun… - Endocrine …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aldosterone and cortisol, the main mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid hormones in humans, are produced in the adrenal cortex, which is composed of three concentric zones …
J Matrozova, O Steichen, L Amar, S Zacharieva… - …, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
An association between primary aldosteronism and metabolism disorders has been reported. The aim of this retrospective study was to test for this association by comparison …
Slowing the progression of chronic kidney diseases (CKDs) requires new and effective treatment approaches. Aldosterone classically acts on the distal nephron: it facilitates …
M Stowasser, PJ Taylor, E Pimenta… - The Clinical …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Availability and wider application of the plasma aldosterone/renin ratio (ARR) as a screening test for primary aldosteronism (PA) has led to the recognition that PA is the most …