Volume 67, Pages S52-S54 (January 2005) Irbesartan is projected to be cost and life saving in a Spanish setting for treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and microalbuminuria Andrew J. Palmer, Lieven Annemans, Stéphane Roze, Pablo Lapuerta, Roland Chen, Sylvie Gabriel, Paulo Carita, Roger A. Rodby, Dick de Zeeuw, Hans-Henrik Parving, Fernando De Alvaro Kidney International Volume 67, Pages S52-S54 (January 2005) DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.09312.x Copyright © 2005 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Mean number of years per patient spent in each disease state with either standard blood pressure control or irbesartan treatment. Control, standard antihypertensive medications excluding ACE inhibitors, other angiotensin II receptor antagonists, and dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers with equivalent blood pressure control. Irbesartan, standard antihypertensive medications plus 300mg irbesartan daily, started when patients have microalbuminuria. Kidney International 2005 67, S52-S54DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.09312.x) Copyright © 2005 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions