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hyperreninemia

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hyperreninemia /hy·per·re·nin·emia/ (-re″nĭ-ne´me-ah) elevated levels of renin in the blood, which may lead to aldosteronism and hypertension.
hyperreninemia
elevated levels of renin in the blood.


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The vicious cycle of decreased blood flow, ischemia, hyperreninemia, hypertension, and further vasoconstriction almost invariably led to a fatal outcome before the availability of ACE inhibitor therapy.
This results in a characteristic set of metabolic abnormalities, including: hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hyperreninemia, hyperaldosteronism hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular apparatus, and, in some patients, hypomagnesemia.
Manifestations of Page kidney include renal ischemia and a state of hyperreninemia, leading to hypertension.
 
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