Boston, MA - A new analysis of participants in the Framingham Offspring study has shown that aldosterone levels at the high end of normal appear to predispose people to hypertension [1]. Reporting ...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) incidence continues to rise among African Americans (AAs). However, it has been observed to plateau among non-Hispanic whites (NHWs). Moreover, T2D-associated mortality and ...

Salivary free aldosterone awakening response (AldAR) differed in men with coronary heart disease and essential hypertension compared with healthy control individuals with normotension. Higher AldAR ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports investigated the effects of acute transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on serum aldosterone levels. Psychological stress is one of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dysregulated aldosterone production, sometimes driven by obesity, can cause hypertension. Targeted therapies ...

Aldosterone is a hormone that helps regulate sodium and potassium levels in the blood. Hyperaldosteronism and hypoaldosteronism are conditions involving abnormal aldosterone levels. The adrenal glands ...

Patients were then followed for 72 weeks, with Baxdrostat doses increased in steps. The drug was generally well tolerated at all but the highest dose. It also normalized potassium levels—often low in ...

Hyperaldosteronism is when one or both adrenal glands release too much of the hormone aldosterone. High blood pressure can result, which could lead to atrial fibrillation, heart attack, or stroke.

(HealthDay News) — For patients with hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), treatment with losartan does not lead to significant reductions in aldosterone, but the treatment is tied to ...