Renin is a central hormone in the control of blood pressure and various other physiological functions. It is produced in the kidney and stimulates aldosterone as part of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAAS) system. Renin normally falls in the presence of adequate sodium levels in the blood and increases when there is not enough. Normally, renin and aldosterone rise and fall roughly in parallel. In primary aldosteronism, aldosterone remains high even though renin is low (or suppressed) due to high sodium levels.
Renin
Index
- ACE inhibitor
- ACTH
- Adenoma
- Adrenal gland
- Adrenal Venous Sampling (AVS)
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Aldosterone
- Aldosterone synthase inhibitors
- Aldosterone-producing adenoma
- Aldosteronoma
- Amiloride
- Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)
- Atrial fibrilation
- Calcium channel blocker
- Cardiologist
- Cardiovascular
- Conn’s Syndrome
- Cortisol
- Cosyntropin
- CT scan
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- DASH diet
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diuretic
- Echocardiogram
- Ectopic tumor
- Edema
- Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)
- Endocrinologist
- Hypernatremia
- Hypokalemia
- Incidentaloma
- Inferior Vena Cava
- Interventional radiologist
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)
- Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA)
- Myocardial infarction
- Nephrologist
- Renin
- Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)
- Secondary aldosteronism
- Secondary hypertension
- Sensitivity
- Sleep apnea
- Specificity