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ACE inhibitors and appearance of renal events in hypertensive nephrosclerosis.

Abstract
Nephrosclerosis constitutes a major cause of end-stage renal disease. Independently of blood pressure control, ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) are considered to be more nephroprotective than other antihypertensive agents. We have reviewed the long-term evolution of renal function in our series of essential hypertensive patients diagnosed as having nephrosclerosis when first seen in our unit. The analysis was performed depending on whether or not their antihypertensive therapy contained an ACEI alone or in combination for the whole follow-up. The end point was defined as the confirmation of a 50% reduction in creatinine clearance or entry in a dialysis program. A historical cohort of 295 patients was included in the analysis. Mean follow-up was 7.4+/-3.9 years. Diabetes prevalence was higher in ACEI-treated patients (25.7% versus 7.1%, P=0.000), but the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy could not be confirmed on clinical grounds, including renal biopsy. Twenty-three out of 183 (12.6%) patients in the ACEI group and 23 out of 112 (20.5%) patients in the non-ACEI group experienced a renal event (P=0.0104 by log rank test). Similar results were observed when only nondiabetic patients were considered for the analysis. Cox regression analysis showed that baseline serum creatinine, absence of ACEI administration, mean proteinuria during follow-up, and age were independent predictors for the development of a renal event. In hypertensive nephrosclerosis, therapy containing an ACEI alone or in combination significantly reduces the incidence of renal events. This effect is independent of blood pressure control.
AuthorsJ Segura, C Campo, J L Rodicio, L M Ruilope
JournalHypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (Hypertension) Vol. 38 Issue 3 Pt 2 Pg. 645-9 (Sep 2001) ISSN: 1524-4563 [Electronic] United States
PMID11566948 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
  • Blood Pressure (drug effects)
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hypertension (complications, drug therapy, physiopathology)
  • Kidney (drug effects, pathology, physiopathology)
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic (etiology, physiopathology)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephrosclerosis (drug therapy, etiology, physiopathology)
  • Regression Analysis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors

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