Toward a broader understanding of aldosterone in congestive heart failure

Toward a broader understanding of aldosterone in congestive heart failure

Discovered some 50 years ago, aldosterone (ALDO) has come to be recognised as a mineralocorticoid hormone with well-known endocrine properties in epithelial cells that contribute to the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure. This includes Na + resorption at the expense of K + excretion in clas...

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Main Authors: Karl T Weber, Yao Sun, Linus A Wodi, Ahmad Munir, Eiman Jahangir, Robert A Ahokas, Ivan C Gerling, Arnold E Postlethwaite, Kenneth J Warrington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2003-09-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2003.024

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https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2003.024

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