When your doctor orders an aldosterone test, they may also ask for blood tests for cortisol and another hormone called renin. The results can help tell your doctor if you have certain disorders ...

The argument was elegant in its simplicity. Patients with high levels of renin had a vasoconstriction type of hypertension that was driven primarily by the actions of the renin-angiotensin system ...

The validity as well as the usefulness of measuring components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with elevated blood pressure (BP) has been ...