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Angiotensin inhibition in renovascular disease: A population-based cohort study

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers effectively reduce blood pressure in patients with renovascular disease (RVD); yet, randomized cardiovascular prevention trials of these drugs typically exclude individuals with this condition. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied the association of renin-angiotensin system inhibition with prognosis in a population-based cohort comprising 3,570 patients with RVD …

Authors

Hackam DG; Duong-Hua ML; Mamdani M; Li P; Tobe SW; Spence JD; Garg AX

Journal

American Heart Journal, Vol. 156, No. 3, pp. 549–555

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

9 2008

DOI

10.1016/j.ahj.2008.05.013

ISSN

0002-8703