Population
Normal human subjects, patients with malignant hypertension, and patients with cirrhosis and ascites
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Review
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Alerts to blunted aldosterone response in cirrhosis with ascites; leaves open RAAS-targeted interventions pending prospective data.
Angiotensin appears to function as an aldosterone-regulating hormone that influences electrolyte balance and pressor responses, with altered sensitivity observed in conditions such as cirrhosis and malignant hypertension.
John H. Laragh (1962) studied this question.
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