May 17, 2005 (San Francisco) - Patients with hypertension and high ambulatory plasma renin levels are at greater risk of myocardial infarction and revascularization procedures than those with low ...

When ordering renin-to-aldosterone ratios in the workup of secondary hypertension, how does one deal with the severe hypertension that results when the patient discontinues both ACE inhibitors and ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered how calcium activity in kidney cells regulates the production of renin, a hormone that raises blood pressure. The finding marks a ...

In one, from the biomarker program of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT), Dr Peter S Sever (Imperial College London, UK) reported no association between plasma renin activity and ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how certain cells have the amazing ability to transform their function to help our bodies control our blood pressure. These cells ...

At her nephrology visit, her BPtru measurement was 127/84 mm Hg on 10 mg of amlopidine. She had elevated renin (10.8 µg/L/h) and it was unclear if the high renin was secondary to amlodipine use or ...