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Angiotensin is an oligopeptide in the blood that causes vasoconstriction, increased blood pressure, and release of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex. It is a powerful dipsogen. It is derived from the precursor molecule angiotensinogen, a serum globulin produced in the liver. It plays an important role in the renin-angiotensin system.

D-serine produced by gut microbiota protects against acute kidney injury, show study

The kidney is an organ not only for excreting body waste by urine but also for maintaining body homeostasis in close cooperation with other organs.

27 Nov 2018

Heart failure patients with stronger hearts have more depressive symptoms, lower quality of life

Heart failure patients fall into two general categories: those with weaker hearts, and those with stronger, but stiffer hearts that continue to eject the normal volume of blood with every beat.

20 Nov 2018

Angiotensin receptor blockers improve sodium excretion in blacks

Drugs that inhibit a hormone that constricts blood vessels also help improve sodium excretion in blacks who hold onto too much sodium in the face of stress, investigators report.

13 Nov 2018

Newly designed mice emulate severe form of kidney damage in humans with diabetes

Scientists led by Duke-NUS Medical School have designed mice that successfully emulate a severe form of kidney damage in humans with diabetes, called diabetic nephropathy.

9 Nov 2018

Common biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate COPD

A commonly used biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems, particularly COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

28 Sep 2018

New statement provides detailed overview of how to diagnose, treat resistant hypertension

Resistant hypertension affects 12 percent to15 percent of patients treated for high blood pressure according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

14 Sep 2018

Blood pressure lowering therapy and statins continue to improve survival in patients with hypertension

Blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs continue to improve survival in patients with hypertension after more than a decade, according to late breaking results from the ASCOT Legacy study presented at ESC Congress 2018 and published in The Lancet.

28 Aug 2018

Blood pressure medication slows enlargement of the aorta in patients with Marfan syndrome

Treatment with a drug to lower blood pressure slows enlargement (dilatation) of the aorta in children and young adults with Marfan syndrome, according to late breaking results from the AIMS trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

Taking vacations could prolong life, suggests new study

Taking vacations could prolong life. That's the finding of a 40-year study presented today at ESC Congress and accepted for publication in The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging.

28 Aug 2018

Antithrombin drug does not reduce risk of myocardial infarction, stroke in heart failure patients

The antithrombin drug rivaroxaban does not reduce the risk of a composite endpoint of survival, myocardial infarction and stroke after an episode of worsening heart failure in patients with heart failure, sinus rhythm, and coronary artery disease, according to late breaking results from the COMMANDER HF trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and with simultaneous publication in NEJM.

27 Aug 2018

$Entresto drug can be initiated early and safely in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction$

Entresto drug can be initiated early and safely in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction

Data from the TRANSITION study presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich, Germany has shown that Entresto® can be initiated early and safely in a wide range of heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction who have been stabilized after hospitalization due to an acute heart failure episode.

25 Aug 2018

Drug in clinical trials for Parkinson's disease offers hope for treating heart failure

A drug currently in clinical trials for treating symptoms of Parkinson's disease may someday have value for treating heart failure, according to results of early animal studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

20 Jul 2018

Plant-based products fail to have positive impact on blood pressure during clinical studies

In the high-pressure world of lowering hypertension, a surprising favorite isn't standing up too well in clinical trials.

17 Jul 2018

Non-opioid drug shows promise for treating pain by targeting receptors on immune cells

Faced with the epidemic of opioid addiction, researchers have been charged with finding other strategies to treat pain. Their efforts largely have focused on nerve cells that transmit pain signals to the spinal cord and brain.

6 Jul 2018

Study suggests proteinuria lowering as important target in managing pediatric CKD

In a study of children with chronic kidney disease, blood pressure medications reduced protein excretion in the urine, which was linked with a lower risk of disease progression.

22 Jun 2018

Fewer women meet eligibility criteria for clinical trial of heart failure drugs, study finds

Clinical trial enrolment favors men, according to a study presented today at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress. The study found that fewer women meet eligibility criteria for trials of heart failure medication.

28 May 2018

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D-serine produced by gut microbiota protects against acute kidney injury, show study

Heart failure patients with stronger hearts have more depressive symptoms, lower quality of life

Angiotensin receptor blockers improve sodium excretion in blacks

Newly designed mice emulate severe form of kidney damage in humans with diabetes

Common biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate COPD

New statement provides detailed overview of how to diagnose, treat resistant hypertension

Blood pressure lowering therapy and statins continue to improve survival in patients with hypertension

Blood pressure medication slows enlargement of the aorta in patients with Marfan syndrome

Taking vacations could prolong life, suggests new study

Antithrombin drug does not reduce risk of myocardial infarction, stroke in heart failure patients

Entresto drug can be initiated early and safely in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction

Drug in clinical trials for Parkinson's disease offers hope for treating heart failure

Plant-based products fail to have positive impact on blood pressure during clinical studies

Non-opioid drug shows promise for treating pain by targeting receptors on immune cells

Study suggests proteinuria lowering as important target in managing pediatric CKD

Fewer women meet eligibility criteria for clinical trial of heart failure drugs, study finds

Pfizer announces Phase 3 study results of LYRICA Oral Solution CV for pediatric epilepsy patients

UH professor receives NIH grant to protect kidneys from obesity

Experimental compound reduces destructive inflammation to improve stroke outcome

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