A hipertensão permanece como uma das condições mais prevalentes e de maior impacto atendidas na atenção primária. No entanto, uma parcela substancial de pacientes não consegue alcançar um controle adequado da pressão arterial, apesar do uso de múltiplos medicamentos. O excesso de aldosterona — seja por meio do aldosteronismo primário manifesto ou de um mecanismo fisiopatológico mais amplo direcionado pela aldosterona — é hoje reconhecido como um fator contribuinte para a hipertensão de difícil controle muito mais comum do que se supunha anteriormente, representando uma lacuna crítica no reconhecimento clínico e no manejo da doença.
Os inibidores da aldosterona-sintase (ASIs) representam uma nova abordagem mecanicista que visa diretamente a produção de aldosterona por meio da inibição da CYP11B2, oferecendo uma estratégia fisiopatologicamente racional e distinta do antagonismo dos receptores de mineralocorticoides. Neste podcast de educação médica continuada, revisamos as evidências emergentes de ensaios clínicos referentes aos ASIs, examinando a eficácia, as considerações de segurança e a forma como esses agentes podem ser integrados aos algoritmos de tratamento baseados em evidências para pacientes com hipertensão de difícil controle. Os clínicos sairão munidos de um conhecimento mais claro para identificar os candidatos adequados ao seu uso e contextualizar essa classe farmacológica emergente no cenário em evolução do manejo da hipertensão.
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