| Literature DB >> 18958580 |
M Dalla Vestra1, N Simioni, A Masiero.
Abstract
Evidence from recent studies indicates that in patients with diabetic nephropathy combined therapy with ACE inhibitors (ACEI) and AT1-receptor antagonists (ARB) results in more complete blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS) than monotherapy, and reduces proteinuria. Most of these trials, however, had short follow-up, included a small number of patients, and were heterogeneous, so the opportunity to start this treatment in these patients remains unclear. This review summarizes the results of these studies, describing the renal effects of dual RAS blockade in both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18958580 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-008-9490-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Urol Nephrol ISSN: 0301-1623 Impact factor: 2.370