The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is a highly regulated hormonal cascade that plays a central role in the control of blood pressure and the maintenance of renal homeostasis. Its components, including ...

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) remains a cornerstone of cardiovascular and renal physiology, orchestrating vital aspects of blood pressure regulation and fluid-electrolyte balance. At the heart of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . RAS blockers had similar mortality benefit by race in patients with HFrEF. RAS blockers improved HF ...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonists have become an important tool for the treatment of hypertension and its cardiovascular complications. Inhibition ...

New Orleans, La. (March 27, 2007) -- A combination of two medicines that act against the effects of the enzyme renin are more effective in lowering blood pressure than either of the medicines alone, ...

In this rapidly evolving setting, clinicians are weighing the alleged harm of continuing these medications in patients for whom ACE inhibitors and ARBs have known benefit against the harm to their ...

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) becomes active at low blood pressure and forms angiotensin II, a hormone that causes blood vessels to constrict, causing blood pressure to rise again. The enzyme ...

A new study compared the effects of renin-angiotensin-system inhibitor and calcium channel blocker therapy on the risks for kidney replacement therapy, major cardiovascular events, and death among ...

"I feel better, but my mind isn't the same." Four years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, such comments are still heard regularly in many medical practices in South Africa. What began as a ...

Key parameters that influence surgical strategy in localised kidney cancer. Association of ACEI/ARB with tumor regression.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with chronic kidney disease and declining kidney function who received angiotensin-converting enzyme ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Obesity can increase the heart's workload, leading to high blood pressure.A higher body mass index is linked directly to increased blood ...