What do high renin levels mean?

It is also asked how to treat high levels of renin.

Medium-/high-renin hypertension responds very well to agents such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, and I2-blockers, all of which block plasma renin activity, although addition of a sodium-volume depleting drug is sometimes required to control blood pressure.

What is the normal plasma renin activity? Low sodium diets have a normal range of values from 2.9 to 24ng/mL/hour (2.9-24 Aug/L/hour). The Normal Value Ranges can vary between laboratories. Different labs may use different methods or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meanings of your test results.

What does low renin mean?

Abstract. Hypertension with low renin is a common and often overlooked cause of hypertension. It can be associated with high levels of aldosterone as in Conn's Syndrome or low levels of aldosterone as in Liddle Syndrome, and syndromes of apparent mineralocorticoid excess and glucocorticoid-remediable hypertension, etc.

What happens if you have too many renin?

Secondary hyperaldosteronism is when the kidney produces too many renin. This is common in patients with chronic low blood volumes, such as those with renal disease, cardiac disease, liver disease, or other medical conditions. The kidney mistakenly believes that the patient is dehydrated and produces excessive renin.