Microalbuminuria as a risk factor: The influence of renin-angiotensin system blockade

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1983-1994

  Menne, Jan ^a   Chatzikyrkou, Christos ^a   Haller, Hermann ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

angiotensin II receptor blockers; cardiovascular disease; diabetes; microalbuminuria; renal disease; reninangiotensin system

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATENOLOL; CANDESARTAN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; FOSINOPRIL; GLICLAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE PLUS PERINDOPRIL; IRBESARTAN; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; OLMESARTAN; PRAVASTATIN; RAMIPRIL; TELMISARTAN; TRANDOLAPRIL; VERAPAMIL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY DISEASE; MICROALBUMINURIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SCREENING;

EID: 77957256321     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833c206d     Document Type: Review

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