Salivary free aldosterone awakening response and cardiovascular risk in men with CHD, hypertension, and healthy controls
We found evidence for altered AldAR in CHD and EHT with higher AldAR predicting higher CHD risk, particularly in relation to systemic inflammation and dyslipidemia. Elevated AldAR levels may contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Authors
- Cathy Degroote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-7169)
- Petra H. Wirtz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4897-1645)
- Roland Wiest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7030-2045)
- C. Zuccarella-Hackl
- Livia Thomas
- Angelina Gideon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0774-5684)
- Roland von Känel
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Konstanz (DE)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1655896
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung