Abstract
We evaluated the renoprotective effects of adding aliskiren to treatment with losartan in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy. A total of 599 patients were randomized to six months of treatment with placebo or aliskiren in addition to losartan 100 mg and optimal antihypertensive therapy. The primary outcome was a reduction in the urinary albumin-creatinine ratio. Aliskiren 300 mg daily reduced the mean urinary albumin-creatinine ratio by 20% (p < 0.001) compared with placebo. The number of adverse events was similar between groups. Aliskiren is renoprotective independently of its blood pressure lowering effect.
| Translated title of the contribution | Aliskiren combined with losartan in type 2-diabetes and nephropathy - secondary publication |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | 881-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Mar 2009 |
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