Nyrefunktionen under behandling med angiotensinkonverterende enzymhaemmere

K Rasmussen, M Heitmann, J I Nielsen, J C Møgelvang

Abstract

The use of ACE-inhibitors has increased greatly during the last years. They were first used in treating hypertension, but nowadays cardiac diseases, mainly cardiac failure, are common indications. This means that the drugs are used in the treatment of more elderly patients who often have generalised atherosclerosis. This means that the patients must be controlled more often after initiation of treatment, especially concerning kidney function, since treatment with ACE-inhibitors can cause pronounced changes in renal haemodynamics and kidney function. This review focuses on the effects of ACE-inhibitors on renal haemodynamics and kidney function, which may be positive, with preservation of kidney function in diabetic and other chronic nephropathy, or negative, for example in cases with atherosclerotic stenosis of large or small renal arteries. It is concluded, that in cases of diabetic nephropathy an ACE-inhibitor is the "drug of choice" for treatment of hypertension. Furthermore the ACE-inhibitors seem to reduce the rate of deterioration of renal function and proteinuria in other kidney diseases. It is emphasized, that during treatment with ACE-inhibitors kidney function must be controlled before and following one to two weeks of treatment, if the dose is changed and in all cases following two to three months of treatment. Special attention should be given to patients with atherosclerotic manifestations e.g. angina.
Bidragets oversatte titelRenal function during treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
OriginalsprogDansk
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Laeger
Vol/bind157
Udgave nummer39
Sider (fra-til)5377-81
Antal sider5
ISSN0041-5782
StatusUdgivet - 1995

Emneord

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Kidney
  • Renal Circulation
  • Renin-Angiotensin System

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