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 ...
Logistic regression was performed for baseline serum creatinine concentrations, age, sex, LVEF, and use of ACE inhibitors or β-antagonists, but not for ACE inhibitor dosage. Ten percent of the ...
Aldosterone antagonists, such as spironolactone or potassium canrenoate, are the preferred first-line diuretics in the management of patients with cirrhosis and ascites, because aldosterone is the ...