Screening for primary aldosteronism without discontinuing hypertensive medications: plasma aldosterone-renin ratio

BJ Gallay, S Ahmad, L Xu, B Toivola… - American Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
… is cumbersome and requires discontinuing antihypertensive medications, which is … can be
used without modifying medications is needed. The plasma aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR) is a …

Influence of antihypertensive medication on aldosterone and renin concentration in the differential diagnosis of essential hypertension and primary aldosteronism

C Seifarth, S Trenkel, H Schobel, EG Hahn… - Clinical …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
… The present study examined the impact of antihypertensive medication on aldosterone and
renin measurement. The most commonly used antihypertensive drugs were investigated: β-…

The effect of medication on the aldosterone‐to‐renin ratio. A critical review of the literature

RM Alnazer, GP Veldhuizen, AA Kroon… - … Hypertension, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
aldosterone, renin as well as the calculation of the ARR to be given at baseline and after
drug … In addition, we only included studies which were performed in hypertensive participants. …

Renin and aldosterone measurements in the management of arterial hypertension

A Viola, S Monticone, J Burrello… - Hormone and …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
… main antihypertensive drug classes considered [61], that quickly summarized our knowledge
about defined correlations between demographic characteristics and BP response to initial …

Factors affecting the aldosterone/renin ratio

M Stowasser, AH Ahmed, E Pimenta… - Hormone and …, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
… resorption of sodium (leading to hypertension and renin suppression) but also potassium
(causing … Effect of sodium balance and calcium channel-blocking drugs on plasma aldosterone

Hypertension: renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system alterations

L Te Riet, JHM van Esch, AJM Roks… - Circulation …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
… In summary, although C21 does not seem to be an appropriate antihypertensive drug,
the antifibrotic and anti-inflammatory effects of AT 2 receptor stimulation warrant alternative …

The effect of antihypertensive medications on testing for primary aldosteronism

P Jędrusik, B Symonides, J Lewandowski… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… of drugs that might affect renin and/or aldosterone. While it may be easily done in patients
with mild hypertension, withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs … more severe hypertension, with …

Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system blockade for cardiovascular diseases: current status

TKW Ma, KKH Kam, BP Yan… - British journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… ARBs have been compared with other classes of anti-hypertensive drugs in large clinical
trials. In the LIFE study, losartan and atenolol achieved similar blood pressure reduction in …

The renin-angiotensin aldosterone system: pathophysiological role and pharmacologic inhibition

SA Atlas - Journal of managed care pharmacy, 2007 - jmcp.org
… Although many studies suggest a preferential effect among patients with high-renin forms
of hypertension,25,26 there is evidence for benefit in low-renin hypertension as well, …

Drugs targeting the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system

MA Zaman, S Oparil, DA Calhoun - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2002 - nature.com
renin hypertensives experience more morbid and mortal CVD events than low renin
hypertensives, indicate that high renin status might constitute an independent CVD risk factor for …