Review: Renal protection by inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibition exerts a renoprotective effect independent of blood pressure reduction. Many studies using an end-point of proteinuria compared the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) monotherapy with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2009-03-01
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Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320309102747 |