Influence of Polymorphism of Vitamin D Receptor (Fok I) on Hypertension [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2020 Evidence suggests that polymorphisms in the gene encoding a vitamin D receptor might affect blood pressure. The objective of this systematic review was to investigate the association between hypertension and vitamin D receptor (Fok I) gene polymorphism ...
Ivone Freires de Oliveira Costa Nunes +4 more
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Latent Adrenal Insufficiency: From Concept to Diagnosis
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a rare disease and potentially fatal if unrecognized. It is characterized by destruction of the adrenal cortex, most frequently of autoimmune origin, resulting in glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and adrenal ...
Nada Younes +2 more
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Implications of Plasma Renin Activity and Plasma Aldosterone Concentration in Critically Ill Patients with Septic Shock [PDF]
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2017 Background The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is closely associated with volume status and vascular tone in septic shock. The present study aimed to assess whether plasma renin activity (PRA) and plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) measurements ...
Kyung Soo Chung +6 more
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Clinical Determinants and Prognostic Implications of Renin and Aldosterone in Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure [PDF]
, 2020 Aims Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system plays an important role in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF) and has been associated with poor prognosis.
Anker, Stefan D. +17 more
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Association of Elevated Serum Aldosterone Concentrations in Pregnancy with Hypertension
Biomedicines, 2023 Emerging evidence indicates a previously unrecognized, clinically relevant spectrum of abnormal aldosterone secretion associated with hypertension severity. It is not known whether excess aldosterone secretion contributes to hypertension during pregnancy.
Robin Shoemaker +10 more
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Autonomous Aldosterone Secretion in Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma
Biomedicines, 2022 In recent years, research has emphasized the significance of mild clinical and biochemical presentations of primary aldosteronism (PA) that do not meet current diagnostic criteria of the syndrome.
Piotr Kmieć +4 more
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Kidney Renin Release under Hypoxia and Its Potential Link with Nitric Oxide: A Narrative Review
Biomedicines, 2023 The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) and hypoxia have a complex interaction: RAS is activated under hypoxia and activated RAS aggravates hypoxia in reverse.
Weiwei Kong +7 more
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Unique Pulmonary Hypertension in Young Children: A Case Series Study
Children, 2022 Pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) has a similar clinical presentation to the adult disease but is associated with several additional disorders and challenges that require a specific approach for their fulminant course.
I-Chen Chen +9 more
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2022 Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) leads to low serum concentrations of vitamin D metabolites. Thus, hypovitaminosis D associated with CKD might contribute to disease progression via increased concentration of renin angiotensin aldosterone system ...
Matthew Miller +4 more
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A New Perspective on the Renin-Angiotensin System
Diagnostics, 2022 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world. Hypertension is a serious medical problem not only in adults but also in children and adolescents.
Adrian Martyniak, Przemysław J. Tomasik
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