renin

* This clinical blog covers the essential testing trio—aldosterone, renin, and potassium—and explains why clinicians can confidently test patients without halting their current blood pressure medications. Mastering the clinical approach to primary aldosteronism is critical for identifying...

Abstract Several clinical and experimental observations suggest that an intact and activated renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may be an important determinant of erythropoiesis in a variety of clinical conditions, including hypertension, chronic renal insufficiency or failure, chronic obstructive...

A frequent cause of high blood pressure and water retention is when levels of certain hormones in the body are unbalanced or functioning poorly. The hormones that are frequently at fault are secreted by the kidneys and the pituitary or adrenal glands. They are called aldosterone, ACTH, and renin...