Pathology of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
<p id="p1">The proposed chapter will involve role of different mechanisms in renin-angiotensin system (RAS) leads to regulation of blood pressure and diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and renal disease. We will also discuss how RAS provides potentials therapeutic target in the treatment o...
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/1199939 |
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| Sumario: | <p id="p1">The proposed chapter will involve role of different mechanisms in renin-angiotensin system (RAS) leads to regulation of blood pressure and diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and renal disease. We will also discuss how RAS provides potentials therapeutic target in the treatment of hypertension, kidney disease, and heart disease. There are many drugs which affects different mechanisms of the RAS system and accordingly being used to block different targets in different diseases. We will talk about the success and failures of these drugs. At the end we will discuss clinical trials and their outcomes and how an adverse outcome can be modulated.</p> |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-85466-873-1 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.1007937 |