Treatments that target the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) don’t improve outcomes in adult patients hospitalized with acute COVID-19. Three separate trials of different RAAS-related ...

Unique Characteristics of Hypertension in Blacks That Influence BP Responses to Drugs That Block the Renin-Angiotensin Activating System (RAAS) Blockade of the RAAS in Blacks for Cardiovascular and ...

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) remains a cornerstone of cardiovascular and renal physiology, orchestrating vital aspects of blood pressure regulation and fluid-electrolyte balance. At the heart of ...

Discontinuation of RAAS inhibitors is often the first approach to manage hyperkalemia. Discontinuation of renin–angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors after the first hyperkalemia episode ...

What if there were a straightforward and relatively inexpensive way to lower the incidence of heart failure (HF), renal disease, stroke, and cognitive impairment? Cardiologist Bertram Pitt, MD, said ...

Use of the antihypertensive medications improved survival whether or not patients fully recovered from acute kidney injury. Initiating or resuming renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) blockade ...