Dr. Aaronson answers the question: 'Aldosterone Antagonist Side Effects?' — -- Question: What are the benefits and side effects of an aldosterone antagonist? Answer: Thanks to research led by Dr.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists have an important role in diabetic kidney disease and related ...

The symptoms of hyperkalemia begin with muscle weakness. As serum potassium levels rise, symptoms progress to more significant muscle twitching, weakness, nausea, and cramping. [69] Cardiac conduction ...

A study published today in JAMA (October 21) by Nancy M. Albert and colleagues, exploring aldosterone antagonist usage among US patients hospitalised with heart failure, found that only one-third of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After a hyperkalemia event, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists were discontinued in up to 46% of patients.

In a recent meta-analysis published in The Lancet, researchers investigated the effect of steroidal and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) on patients with heart failure (HF) ...

A drug that has been used to slow progression of kidney and cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes may also help people with chronic kidney disease who do not have diabetes, according ...

A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the European Heart Journal [1] ...

Aldosterone escape and non-ACE pathways for angiotensin II production may explain, at least in part, the continued high mortality rates in heart failure patients despite the advances made in ...