Hypertension & Congestive Heart Failure
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Hypertension & Congestive Heart Failure are disorders of the circulatory system. Hypertension, also known as "high blood pressure" occurs when systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. It is a major risk factor for stroke and heart failure. Congestive Heart Failure is the most common type of heart failure is marked by low cardiac output.
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- Angiotensin-Converting Enzymes
- Ouabain is a cardiac glycoside that inhibits ATP-dependent sodium-potassium exchange across cell membranes. The binding of ouabain to the sodium-potassium pump (also called Na+/K+ ATPase) prevents the conformational changes necessary for its proper function.
- Renin is important clinically because renin inhibitors, such as aliskiren, can be used to treat hypertension. Aliskiren is approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hypertension.
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