Testing for aldosterone levels may hold the key to treatment-resistant hypertension and many other cardiac conditions, but ...

Salt, or more precisely the sodium it contains, is very much a "Goldilocks" nutrient. Low sodium levels cause a drop in blood volume, which can have serious, sometimes deadly, health consequences.

Antagonism of the fibrosis-inducing steroid hormone aldosterone proved to be efficacious after AMI when HF was present. 17 Cell therapy especially in humans has followed a similar paradigm that ...

Lipids are broken down through a process called lipolysis, which involves the hydrolysis of triacylglycerols into fatty acids and glycerol. The fatty acids are then oxidized through beta-oxidation in ...

HEART failure can be hard to spot because its symptoms can be subtle and easily mistaken for normal signs of ageing or ...

Correspondence to Dr Thomas H Marwick, Menzies Research Institute of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool St, Hobart, Tas 7000, Australia; tom.marwick{at}utas.edu.au Objectives As myocardial fibrosis might be an ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate vascular function, endothelium-dependent vasodilation induced by flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and endothelium-independent vasodilation induced by ...

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

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Key Takeaways Celiac disease can cause dehydration due to diarrhea and nutrient malabsorption. Sjögren's disease can lead to dehydration by affecting ...

With appropriate and ongoing treatment, most people with Addison’s disease can expect to lead active lives with a life expectancy similar to that of the general population. Addison’s disease, or ...