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Cardiorenal end points in a trial of aliskiren for type 2 diabetes

Hans-Henrik Parving, Barry M Brenner, John J V McMurray, Dick de Zeeuw, Steven M Haffner, Scott D Solomon, Nish Chaturvedi, Frederik Persson, Akshay S Desai, Maria Nicolaides, Alexia Richard, Zhihua Xiang, Patrick Brunel, Marc A Pfeffer, ALTITUDE Investigators (members, Birger Thorsteinsson)

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    Abstract

    This study was undertaken to determine whether use of the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren would reduce cardiovascular and renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, or both.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
    Volume367
    Issue number23
    Pages (from-to)2204-13
    Number of pages10
    ISSN0028-4793
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

    Keywords

    • Aged
    • Amides
    • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
    • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
    • Antihypertensive Agents
    • Cardiovascular Diseases
    • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
    • Double-Blind Method
    • Drug Therapy, Combination
    • Female
    • Follow-Up Studies
    • Fumarates
    • Humans
    • Hyperkalemia
    • Hypokalemia
    • Kidney Diseases
    • Male
    • Middle Aged
    • Patient Dropouts
    • Renin
    • Treatment Failure

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