Aldosterone Antagonist. Estradiol an estrane is the most potent and prevalent. Your doctor might prescribe a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist such as spironolactone.
Some drugs in this class antagonize the actions of aldosterone aldosterone receptor antagonists at the distal segment of the distal tubule. Eplerenone is a relatively new selective aldosterone antagonist and therefore does not have the same troublesome side-effects as spironolactone. Angiotensin receptor blocker direct renin inhibitor or aldosterone antagonist.
Potassium-sparing diuretics are medicines that increase diuresis urination without the loss of potassium.
They are generally weak diuretics and work by interfering with the sodium-potassium exchange in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys or as an antagonist at the aldosterone receptor. When conventional heart failure therapy is not enough. Its primary function involves maintaining salt and water balance in the body and so has a major influence on blood pressure and blood volume 4748In the kidney aldosterone supports active reabsorption of. For high-risk groups of hypertensive patients and those with hypokalemia we recommend case detection of primary aldosteronism by determining the aldosterone-renin ratio under standard conditions and recommend that a commonly used confirmatory test should.