Aliskiren in Combination with Losartan Reduces Albuminuria Independent of Baseline Blood Pressure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy
Author(s) -
Frederik Persson,
Julia B. Lewis,
Edmund J. Lewis,
Peter Rossing,
Norman K. Hollenberg,
HansHenrik Parving
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.07590810
Subject(s) - medicine , albuminuria , losartan , diabetic nephropathy , blood pressure , type 2 diabetes , aliskiren , urology , diabetes mellitus , irbesartan , empagliflozin , nephropathy , cardiology , endocrinology , angiotensin ii , renin–angiotensin system
Elevated BP contributes to development and progression of proteinuria and decline in renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes. Our post hoc analysis assessed the baseline BP influence on the antiproteinuric effect in the Aliskiren in the Evaluation of Proteinuria in Diabetes (AVOID) study.
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