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Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

Meaning

The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System is a complex, multi-organ hormonal cascade that plays a pivotal role in regulating blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance, and systemic vascular resistance. This neuroendocrine pathway is a crucial homeostatic mechanism that responds primarily to decreased renal perfusion or sympathetic nervous system activation. Dysregulation of the RAAS is central to the pathophysiology of hypertension and heart failure.