Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with primary aldosteronism undergoing adrenal vein sampling, the administration of ...

Objective: To investigate the effect of illness on preterm infant's hypothalamus-putituary-adrenal axis, we measured the concentration of cortisol, aldosterone and ACTH. Methods: Ninety preterm ...

In patients in whom aldosterone hypersecretion does not lateralize or those who are not surgical candidates, aldosterone receptor blockers such as spironolactone and eplerenone are employed. 38 Some ...

Primary hyperaldosteronism, commonly due to either an aldosterone-producing adrenal adenoma or bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, is one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension. One report ...

Site of Block in Cholesterol Biosynthesis Produced by Triparanol. Preliminary studies 5 suggested that triparanol is an effective inhibitor of cortisol and aldosterone synthesis in man. The present ...

Preliminary studies 12 suggested that in man amphenone is an effective inhibitor of aldosterone synthesis or release. The present report summarizes our experience to date. The white zones are areas of ...

Addison’s disease is primarily characterized by declining secretion of steroid hormones from the adrenal glands. Primarily there are low levels of cortisol and aldosterone. Treatment is aimed at ...