A SELECTIVE ANTAGONIST OF MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR EPLERENONE IN CARDIOLOGY PRACTICE

B. B. Gegenava,O. M. Drapkina

A SELECTIVE ANTAGONIST OF MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR EPLERENONE IN CARDIOLOGY PRACTICE

2015

B. B. Gegenava
O. M. Drapkina

The role of aldosterone in pathophysiological processes is considered. The effects of the selective antagonist of mineralocorticoid receptor eplerenone are analyzed. The advantages of eplerenone compared with spironolactone are discussed.

Keywords:

Aldosterone
Atrial fibrillation
Albuminuria
Cardiology
Internal medicine
Gynecomastia
Heart failure
Spironolactone
Mineralocorticoid receptor
Medicine
Eplerenone
chronic renal failure
selective antagonist
Endocrinology

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