Aldosterone: its implications for heart disease

Authors

  • Alain Gutiérrez López Hospital Clínico-Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras. La Habana, Cuba
  • Giovannys Ponte González Hospital Clínico-Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras. La Habana, Cuba
  • Abel Leyva Quert Hospital Clínico-Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras. La Habana, Cuba
  • Manuel Valdés Recarey Hospital Clínico-Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras. La Habana, Cuba

Abstract

Aldosterone is one of the components of the renin-angiotensin system. There are theoretical elements and clinical evidence of its relationship with heart diseases. Numerous bibliographic references were reviewed with the objective of describing the main characteristics of aldosterone and its relationship with these diseases. It has traditionally been thought that the action of aldosterone was restricted both, to the reabsorption of sodium and water, and to the excretion of potassium at the renal level. In recent years it has been shown to play a major role in many processes of the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease and cardiac and vascular remodeling. 

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Published

2016-07-24

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Gutiérrez López A, Ponte González G, Leyva Quert A, Valdés Recarey M. Aldosterone: its implications for heart disease. CorSalud [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 24 [cited 2025 Jul. 19];8(3):177-82. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/138

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2016)

Section

REVIEW ARTICLE

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