Possible prevention of dialysis-requiring congestive heart failure by angiotensin-II receptor blockers in non-dialysis Japanese patients with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease

Possible prevention of dialysis-requiring congestive heart failure by angiotensin-II receptor blockers in non-dialysis Japanese patients with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease

Background: Preventive medications for dialysis-requiring congestive heart failure (CHF) in non-dialysis Japanese patients with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) are unknown. Our aim was to explore which CKD medication was associated with a reduced prevalence of dialysis-requiring CHF in non-dial...

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Main Authors: Masato Ikeda, Masatsugu Nakao, Keita Hirano, Keitaro Yokoyama, Takashi Yokoo, Nobuhiko Joki, Ryoichi Ando, Toshio Shinoda, Daijo Inaguma, Toshihiko Yamaka, Yasuhiro Komatsu, Fumihiko Koiwa, Toshifumi Sakaguchi, Shigeo Negi, Takashi Shigematsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320315592565

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320315592565

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