An increase in the level of aldosterone, a hormone that is secreted from the adrenal gland and causes retention of sodium and water by the kidney; overproduction of aldosterone produces hypertension.
Excessive production of aldosterone altering the regulation of potassium and sodium exchange in the distal renal tubule.
The excessive production of aldosterone by the adrenal gland.
Another name for aldosteronism, a metabolic disorder resulting from excessive secretion of the hormone aldosterone by the adrenal glands.