Renin-angiotensin system blockers and residual kidney function loss in patients initiating peritoneal dialysis: an observational cohort study

Renin-angiotensin system blockers and residual kidney function loss in patients initiating peritoneal dialysis: an observational cohort study

Abstract Background Although angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARB) have been shown to preserve residual kidney function in a select group of Asian patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (PD) in two small randomized clinical...

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Main Authors: Jenny I. Shen, Anjali B. Saxena, Sitaram Vangala, Satvinder K. Dhaliwal, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Peritoneal dialysis
Renin angiotensin system blockers
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
Angiotensin receptor blockers
Residual kidney function
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0616-4

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