Boston, MA - A new analysis of participants in the Framingham Offspring study has shown that aldosterone levels at the high end of normal appear to predispose people to hypertension [1]. Reporting ...

Aldosterone is a hormone that helps regulate sodium and potassium levels in the blood. Hyperaldosteronism and hypoaldosteronism are conditions involving abnormal aldosterone levels. The adrenal glands ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports investigated the effects of acute transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on serum aldosterone levels. Psychological stress is one of ...

As such, diagnosis is made by documenting an elevated serum aldosterone level in the setting of a reduced renin level. 36-38 An aldosterone (ng/dL) to renin (ng/mL/hr) ratio of ≥20 (some suggest ≥30) ...

Current treatment options for primary aldosteronism are limited to surgery or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists when surgery isn't an option. In a phase IIa trial, baxdrostat resolved or reduced ...

Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. has announced the publication of detailed results from its pivotal Phase 2 Advance-HTN trial in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study assessed lorundrostat, an ...