• Curr. Hypertens. Rep. · Oct 2004

    Review Comparative Study

    The use of selective aldosterone antagonists.

    • Myron H Weinberger.
    • Indiana University Medical Center, 541 Clinical Drive, Room 423, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. mweinbe@IUPUI.edu
    • Curr. Hypertens. Rep. 2004 Oct 1; 6 (5): 342-5.

    AbstractMineralocorticoid hormones, specifically aldosterone, have been shown to be increasingly important in the development and maintenance of cardiovascular disorders, particularly hypertension and congestive heart failure. The use of the mineralocorticoid receptor blocker, spironolactone, has been fraught with side effects, largely related to the poor specificity of this agent. Eplerenone, a new and more specific mineralocorticoid receptor blocker with little effect on sex-hormone receptors, has offered an alternative approach. Many studies in hypertension as well as a major and compelling study in congestive heart failure have documented the efficacy and specificity of eplerenone with a minimum of side effects. The major findings with this new agent are presented herein.

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