While the exact number of people with chronic kidney disease in South Africa is unclear, estimates suggest it could be as ...

The study focused on why people with severe high blood pressure often develop thickened arteries and small blood vessels in ...

Seniors who perform high-intensity interval training are less likely to experience chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Regulation of blood pressure: Kidneys produce renin, an enzyme that helps regulate blood pressure. Electrolyte balance: They maintain the balance of electrolytes such as sodium, potassium ...

It suppresses the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system ... Salt/volume depletion. Postsympathectomy. Renal or hepatic impairment. Dialysis (esp. high-flux membrane). Gout. Asthma.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) and vitamin D deficiency have a bi-directional relationship. Patients with sepsis AKI might be helped by vitamin D supplementation.

If the clinical history is not helpful (e.g., there is no documentation of the efficacy of drug "A"), then measuring a renin level (either plasma renin activity or direct renin) can be helpful ...

Vitamin D insufficiency increases susceptibility to infection, while also upregulating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone ... Active vitamin D is synthesized within the renal proximal tubule ...