Aliskiren suppresses the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system and reduces blood pressure and albuminuria in elderly chronic kidney disease patients with hypertension

Yoshiyuki Morishita,1 Toshihiro Yasui,2 Akihiko Numata,1 Akira Onishi,1 Kenichi Ishibashi,3 Eiji Kusano11Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan; 2National Health Insurance Yukawa Clinic, Niimi, Japan; 3Department of Medical Physiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical Unive...

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Main Authors: Morishita Y, Yasui T, Numata A, Onishi A, Ishibashi K, Kusano E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2012-09-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/aliskiren-suppresses-the-reninndashangiotensinndashaldosterone-system--a11071