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2. Primary aldosteronism - Wikipedia

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   Complications include cardiovascular disease such as stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney failure and abnormal heart rhythms. [3] [4] Primary hyperaldosteronism has a number of causes. About 33% of cases are due to an adrenal adenoma that produces aldosterone, and 66% of cases are due to an enlargement of both adrenal glands. [1]

3. Spironolactone - Wikipedia

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   Spironolactone, sold under the brand name Aldactone among others, is a diuretic medication primarily used to treat fluid build-up due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease. [4] It is also used in the treatment of high blood pressure , and low blood potassium that does not improve with supplementation , early puberty in boys, acne ...

4. Aldosterone - Wikipedia

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   When dysregulated, aldosterone is pathogenic and contributes to the development and progression of cardiovascular and kidney disease. [8] Aldosterone has exactly the opposite function of the atrial natriuretic hormone secreted by the heart. [7] Aldosterone is part of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system.

5. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist - Wikipedia

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   Legal status. In Wikidata. A mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA or MCRA) [1] or aldosterone antagonist, is a diuretic drug which antagonizes the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors. This group of drugs is often used as adjunctive therapy, in combination with other drugs, for the management of chronic heart failure.

6. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   Pericarditis refers to inflammation of the thin sac surrounding the heart. The most common symptom is sharp chest pain, which is felt in the middle or left side of the chest or sometimes in the ...

7. Why Women are Less Likely to be Prescribed Cholesterol ...

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   Why statins are prescribed. Women develop cardiovascular disease less often than men, according to a study published in 2023. However, they have a higher rate of death from cardiovascular disease ...

8. Hyperaldosteronism - Wikipedia

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   Hyperaldosteronism is a medical condition wherein too much aldosterone is produced. High aldosterone levels can lead to lowered levels of potassium in the blood (hypokalemia) and increased hydrogen ion excretion (alkalosis). Aldosterone is normally produced in the adrenal glands. Primary aldosteronism is when the adrenal glands are too active ...

9. Glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism - Wikipedia

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   Glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism. Glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism also describable as aldosterone synthase hyperactivity, is an autosomal dominant disorder in which the increase in aldosterone secretion produced by ACTH is no longer transient. It is a cause of primary hyperaldosteronism.