Role of aldosterone in various target organ damage in patients with hypertensive emergency: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Hypertensive emergency is a critical disease that causes multiple organ injuries. Although the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS) is enormously activated in this disorder, whether the RAS contributes to the development of the organ damage has not been fully elucidated. Th...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Miyake, Keita Endo, Koichi Hayashi, Taro Hirai, Yuki Hara, Keisuke Takano, Takehiro Horikawa, Kaede Yoshino, Masahiro Sakai, Koichi Kitamura, Shinsuke Ito, Naohiko Imai, Shigeki Fujitani, Toshihiko Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03769-7