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Endothelin System in Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease

Hypertension Journal

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. ET (endothelin) is a powerful vasoconstrictor 21-amino acid peptide present in many tissues, which exerts many physiological functions across the body and participates as a mediator in many pathological conditions.

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Mineralys Therapeutics Announces Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Lorundrostat

DAIC

a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and other diseases, hasannounced that the U.S. Obstructive sleep apnea carries significant physiological and psychological impacts on health. tim.hodson Wed, 01/08/2025 - 14:11 Jan.

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Remembering CMHC Chair Dr. George L. Bakris: An Exceptional Leader, Mentor, and Educator in Nephrology and Hypertension 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Bakris , an internationally recognized and influential nephrologist and hypertension expert, who passed away on June 15, 2024, at the age of 72. Bakris’s distinguished career in medicine spanned over four decades, marked by significant contributions to the fields of diabetic kidney disease, hypertension, and nephropathy progression.

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Prevalence of Systemic Hypertension and the Effects of Cerebral Revascularization in Patients With Moyamoya Disease

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

We aimed to define the prevalence of systemic hypertension in MMD patients and characterize its evolution after cerebral revascularization.METHODSPatients with MMD treated with extracranial‐intracranial bypass from 2014 to 2018 were retrospectively enrolled. 6.04]), kidney disease (OR, 18.98 [95% CI, 1.80–200.47]), respectively.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. This newsletter is brought to you by Examine.com — the best place on the internet for health and nutrition information — and my new eBook, “VO2 Max Essentials.”

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. This newsletter is brought to you by Examine.com — the best place on the internet for health and nutrition information — and my new eBook, “VO2 Max Essentials.”

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Tangram of Sodium and Fluid Balance: Salt Series

Hypertension Journal

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Homeostasis of fluid and electrolytes is a tightly controlled physiological process. Failure of this process is a hallmark of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure, and other acute and chronic diseases.