1)Young MJ:Mechanisms of mineralocorticoid receptor-mediated cardiac fibrosis and vascular inflammation. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 17:174-180, 2008
2)日本高血圧学会,高血圧治療ガイドライン2009(JSH2009)
3)Rossi GP, Seccia TM:Pessina AC Primary aldosteronism - part I;Prevalence, screening, and selection of cases for adrenal vein sampling. J Nephrol 21:447-454, 2008
4)Pitt B, et al:The effect of spironolactone on morbidity and mortality in patients with severe heart failure;Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study Investigators. N Engl J Med 341:709-717, 1999
5)Pitt B, et al:Gatlin M eplerenone, a selective aldosterone blocker, in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction;Eplerenone Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Efficacy and Survival Study Investigators. N Engl J Med 348:1309-1321, 2003
6)Udelson JE, et al:Randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled study evaluating the effect of aldosterone antagonism with eplerenone on ventricular remodeling in patients with mild-to-moderate heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Circ Heart Fail. 〔E pub 2010 Mar 18〕
7)Sato A, Fukuda S:Clinical effects of eplerenone, a selective aldosterone blocker, in Japanese patients with essential hypertension. J Hum Hypertens 24:387-394, 2009
8)Ando K, et al:Rationale and design of the Eplerenone combination Versus conventional Agents to Lower blood pressure on Urinary Antialbuminuric Treatment Effect(EVALUATE)trial;A double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the antialbuminuric effects of an aldosterone blocker in hypertensive patients with albuminuria.Hypertens Res. 〔E pub 2010 Apr 9〕
9)Colussi G, et al:Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia are related to plasma aldosterone levels in hypertensive patients. Diabetes Care 30:2349-2354, 2007
10)Bochud M, et al:Plasma aldosterone is independently associated with the metabolic syndrome. Hypertension 48:239-245, 2006
11)Vasan RS, et al:Serum aldosterone and the incidence of hypertension in nonhypertensive persons. N Engl J Med 351:33-41, 2004