Unique Characteristics of Hypertension in Blacks That Influence BP Responses to Drugs That Block the Renin-Angiotensin Activating System (RAAS) Blockade of the RAAS in Blacks for Cardiovascular and ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused millions of deaths throughout the world, which has provoked intense research into the pathogenetic mechanism behind this disease. A new study ...

In a study, patients who experienced hyperkalemia while on a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system inhibitor had the lowest 1-year risk of recurrent hyperkalemia when the medication was discontinued.

Primary Aldosteronism (PA) is a specifically treatable and potentially curable form of secondary hypertension. However, despite the recommendations of the Endocrine Society Guidelines and the European ...

Discontinuation of RAAS inhibitors is often the first approach to manage hyperkalemia. Discontinuation of renin–angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors after the first hyperkalemia episode ...

Studies in animals have shown that ACE2 is used by coronaviruses as a functional receptor. ARBs and ACE inhibitors increase the expression of ACE2; a hypothesis that their use may modify ...