Open AccessНIGH-RENIN HYPERTENSIONS: FROM SYMPTOM TO dIAGNOSIS
Author(s) -
А. В. Барсуков,
N. N. Korneychuk,
С Б Шустов
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
vestnik severo-zapadnogo gosudarstvennogo medicinskogo universiteta im. i.i. mečnikova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-9704
pISSN - 2618-7116
DOI - 10.17816/mechnikov2017927-18
Subject(s) - renin–angiotensin system , plasma renin activity , medicine , cardiology , pathophysiology , blood pressure , hormone , essential hypertension , aldosterone , intensive care medicine , endocrinology
The article highlights the current understanding of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system function- ing, as well as mechanisms for blood pressure raising depending on its activity. Authors presented data on the prevalence and characteristics of arterial hypertension with high levels of renin. Along with high-renin essential hypertension authors considered secondary arterial hypertensions accompanied by high-renin status increasing the diagnostic value of this hormone determination and explains the fea- tures of pathophysiological processes occurring in patients’ organism. Authors proved the importance of renin status diagnostic studies allowing defining a successful strategy of antihypertensive therapy.