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Fig. 16.1 Inherited endocrine condition related to mineralocorticoid excess. The picture shows the molecular pathways involved in dysregulation of NaCl homeostasis located in the distalrenal tubules. AME apparent mineralocorticoid excess;…
(1) Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA KeywordsPregnancyHypertensionAngiogenic factorsPlacentalKidneyVEGFImmune mechanismsNitric oxideEndothelin Introduction Preeclampsia (PE) is considered a pregnancy-specific…
Fig. 7.1 Practical recommendations for the use of renal denervation in clinical practice according to the European Society of Hypertension. (Reprinted from Schmieder et al. [23]. With permission from Wolters…
Fig. 12.1 Uric acid metabolism. Purines are degraded to hypoxanthine and xanthine. Xanthine oxidase converts hypoxanthine to xanthine and also xanthine to uric acid. Unlike most other animals, humans and…
Fig. 1.1 JNC overview of systolic BP. To simplify the classification of hypertension, the seventh report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood…
Traditional factors Family history (essential HTN) Obesity Tumor (e.g., pheochromocytoma, Wilms, neuroblastoma) Neurologic (e.g., dysautonomia) Cardiovascular (coarctation, renal artery stenosis, middle aortic syndrome) Chronic lung disease, obstructive sleep apnea Endocrine…
Fig. 14.1 Hypertension induces inflammatory processes. Hypertension can promote inflammatory events within the vascular wall and the kidney. Increased sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) can drive both hypertension and immune cells…
15. Snyder JJ, et al. Body size and outcomes on peritoneal dialysis in the United States. Kidney Int. 2003;64(5):1838–44.CrossRef 16. Johansen KL, et al. Association of body size with outcomes…
