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Aliskiren suppresses the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system and reduces blood pressure and albuminuria in elderly chronic kidney disease patients with hypertension

BACKGROUND: We investigated the effects of aliskiren in terms of its inhibition of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) as well as that on blood pressure (BP), and renal and cardiac protection in elderly chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with hypertension. METHODS: Nineteen elderly CK...

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Autores principales: Morishita, Yoshiyuki, Yasui, Toshihiro, Numata, Akihiko, Onishi, Akira, Ishibashi, Kenichi, Kusano, Eiji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23055767
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S36451