| PA | Primary aldosteronism |
| EH | Essential hypertension |
| LVH | Left ventricular hypertrophy |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| BH4 | Tetrahydrobiopterin |
| eNOS | Endothelial NO synthase |
| sGC | Soluble guanylate cyclase |
| cGMP | Cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| PKG | Protein kinase G |
| VDCC | Voltage-dependent calcium channels |
| IP3 | Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| SR | Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| SERCA | Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase |
| MLCK | Myosin light chain kinase |
| cIMP | Inosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate |
| ROCK | Rho-associated protein kinase |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptors |
| GRK2 | G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| MR | Mineralocorticoid receptor |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| GPER | G protein-coupled estrogen receptor |
| G6PD | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| FMD | Flow-mediated vasodilation |
| APA | Aldosterone-producing adenoma |
| IHA | Idiopathic hyperaldosteronism |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| AP | Activator protein |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| TEMPOL | 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxyl |
| mitoKATP | Mitochondrial ATP-dependent potassium channels |
| HEK | Human embryonic kidney |
| ERK | Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| AT1 | Angiotensin type 1 |
| NOS | NO synthase |
| CCL | Cytokines chemokine ligand |
| IL | Interleukin |
| ICAM | Intercellular adhesion molecule |
| MCP | Monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| VCAM | Vascular cell adhesion molecule |
| VWF | von Willebrand factor |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| DOCA | Deoxycorticosterone acetate |
| ApoE | Apolipoprotein-E |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| RAAS | Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system |
| PlGF | Placental growth factor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ECMROE | Endothelial cell-specific MR overexpression |
| ECMRKO | ECMR knockout |
| EPC | Endothelial progenitor cells |
| ENaC | Epithelial sodium channel |
| SKCa | Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| VEGFi | Vascular endothelial growth factor pathway inhibitors |
| ADMA | Asymmetric dimethylarginine |
| ox-LDL | Oxidized low-density lipoprotein |
| FMD | Flow-mediated dilation |
| CFU | Colony forming units |
| ADPKD | Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease |
| NMD | Nitrate-mediated dilation |
| IAH | Idiopathic adrenal hyperplasia |
| PAT | Peripheral arterial tonometry |
| RHI | Reactive hyperemic index |
| AI | Augmentation index |
| PWV | Pulse wave velocity |
| IMT | Carotid intima-media thickness |
| KCNJ5 | Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 5 |