Efficacy of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers on cardiovascular and renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 243-254

  Cao, Zemin ^a   Cooper, Mark E ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Renal protection; Risk reduction; Telmisartan; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; AMLODIPINE PLUS TELMISARTAN; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATENOLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CANDESARTAN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; EPROSARTAN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS TELMISARTAN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS VALSARTAN; IRBESARTAN; LOSARTAN; OLMESARTAN; PLACEBO; RAMIPRIL; TELMISARTAN; VALSARTAN;

ALBUMINURIA; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIPOPHILICITY; MORBIDITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL PROTECTION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BENZOATES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864924069     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-011-0328-3     Document Type: Review

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