Mineralocorticoid receptors play an important role in mediating the transition from LV hypertrophy to failure with chronic pressure overload. The effects of mineralocorticoid receptor stimulation are associated with alterations in the interstitial matrix and myocyte apoptosis and may be mediated, at least in part, by oxidative stress and inflammation.
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