Mechanistic and Clinical Aspects of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockade in the Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 430-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Hershon
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiyuki Morishita ◽  
Eiji Kusano ◽  
Daisuke Nagata

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) blockers have been widely used in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis; however, whether RAAS blockers have beneficial effects for cardiovascular disease in those patients has not been fully defined. This review focuses on the effects of RAAS blockers in chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis for cardiovascular disease.


2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren K McGuire ◽  
Jeffrey R Winterfield ◽  
Jason A Rytlewski ◽  
Ele Ferrannini

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