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ACE inhibition is effective and renoprotective in hypertensive nephrosclerosis: The African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK) trial 

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1 ACE inhibition is effective and renoprotective in hypertensive nephrosclerosis: The African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK) trial  Janice G. Douglas, Lawrence Agodoa  Kidney International  Volume 63, Pages S74-S76 (February 2003) DOI: /j s83.15.x Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Relative risk reduction for patients randomized to ramipril (N = 436) as compared to those assigned to amlodipine (N = 217). Abbreviations are: GFR, glomerular filtration rate; ESRD, end-stage renal disease. Reprinted with permission. Advances in Cardiology. Eugene Raunwald (ed). McGraw-Hill, 2003. Kidney International  , S74-S76DOI: ( /j s83.15.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Change in glomerular filtration rate in the ramipril () and amlodipine (▪) groups from baseline at six and 36 months. Reprinted with permission. Advances in Cardiology. Eugene Raunwald (ed). McGraw-Hill, 2003. Kidney International  , S74-S76DOI: ( /j s83.15.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions


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