Statin Use and Adrenal Aldosterone Production in Hypertensive and Diabetic Subjects | Zendy

René Baudrand | Zendy; Luminita H. Pojoga | Zendy; Anand Vaidya | Zendy; Amanda Garza | Zendy; Paul A. Vöhringer | Zendy; Xavier Jeunemaı̂tre | Zendy; Paul N. Hopkins | Zendy; Tham M. Yao | Zendy; Jonathan S. Williams | Zendy; Gail K. Adler | Zendy; Gordon H. Williams | Zendy

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Statin Use and Adrenal Aldosterone Production in Hypertensive and Diabetic Subjects

Author(s) -

René Baudrand,

Luminita H. Pojoga,

Anand Vaidya,

Amanda Garza,

Paul A. Vöhringer,

Xavier Jeunemaı̂tre,

Paul N. Hopkins,

Tham M. Yao,

Jonathan S. Williams,

Gail K. Adler,

Gordon H. Williams

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016759

Subject(s) - aldosterone , medicine , endocrinology , statin , mineralocorticoid , blood pressure , angiotensin ii , corticosterone , diabetes mellitus , hormone

Statins substantially reduce cardiovascular mortality and appear to have beneficial effects independent of their lipid-lowering properties. We evaluated the hypothesis that statin use may modulate the secretion of aldosterone, a well-known contributor to cardiovascular disease.

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