Aldosterone Production Is Activated in Failing Ventricle in Humans
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- 2 January 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 103 (1) , 72-77
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.103.1.72
Abstract
Background—Recent reports have indicated that aldosterone is produced in extra-adrenal tissues in animals. The present study was designed to examine whether aldosterone is produced in human heart. ...Keywords
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