Purpose: The clinical benefits, adverse effects, pharmacokinetics, and recommendations for the appropriate use of the aldosterone antagonists spironolactone and eplerenone in patients with heart ...

PA is characterized by hypertension with elevated plasma aldosterone and low plasma renin levels, and often associated with hypokalemia. The two major causes of PA are unilateral aldosterone producing ...

The typical presentation of patients with Liddle syndrome includes early-onset severe hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis in the setting of low plasma renin and aldosterone, low rates ...

Glucose and insulin tolerance tests were performed at the end of each week and blood and urine collected for measurements of plasma aldosterone, renin activity, electrolytes, insulin, and lipoproteins ...

The local tissue renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in the vascular tissue and immune cells and perivascular adipose tissue is recognized as an important element involved in endothelial ...

Hypertension is a major global health issue. Aldosterone synthase inhibitors (ASIs) have emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for blood pressure control. A thorough search of the MEDLINE and ...

Hypernatremia is uncommon, whereas hypokalemia caused by hyperventilation is often observed (more frequently in patients with leptospirosis and kaliuresis). During severe tropical infective ...

Low potassium is also known as ‘Hypokalemia’, and the health experts at Cleveland Clinic say: “Your body needs potassium to function correctly. It gets potassium through the food you eat.

If you’re following a low-potassium diet, avoid or limit high-potassium foods like bananas, potatoes, and whole grains. Instead, look for low potassium foods like apples, berries, or broccoli.

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Whereas it's typically recommended that adults get between 3,500 and 4,500 milligrams (mg) of potassium each day, a ...