Renin-independent aldosterone production is associated with rapid kidney function decline in adults with hypertension, according to new data.

The argument was elegant in its simplicity. Patients with high levels of renin had a vasoconstriction type of hypertension that was driven primarily by the actions of the renin-angiotensin system on ...

Initial evidence of the existence of renin, which is an angiotensinogenase enzyme secreted by the kidney, was presented to the medical community more than 100 years ago. Nevertheless, the significance ...

Direct renin inhibition is a new means for blocking the renin–angiotensin system at the rate-limiting step of the cascade of events triggered by renin release—the interaction of renin with its ...

Introduction Physiology of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Its Pathophysiologic Role in Some Forms of Hypertension Renin in the Selection of Antihypertensive Drug Therapy Renin as a ...

Smooth muscle cells in the kidneys can produce renin to regulate low blood pressure Nine genes control renin production, allowing cells to "remember" when to produce it Renin switch could improve ...

Recent cohort studies report that patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and hypertension or diabetes have an increased risk of respiratory failure and death; such patients are often ...

Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Endocrinology Measurement of renin and its activity is increasingly used ...

A recent report describes a case of hypertension in a renal-transplant recipient in which elevations of peripheral plasma renin activity were noted 8 during the rejection crisis. Shibagaki and his ...

What Is an Aldosterone Test? If you’re having any blood pressure problems, your doctor might order an aldosterone test. An aldosterone test measures the amount of the hormone aldosterone in your blood ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwired - June 29, 2015) - Renin Holdings, LLC, ("Renin," and/or the "Company"), a subsidiary of BBX Capital Corporation (BBX), announced that it has named consumer and ...