Predictors of proteinuria reduction by monotherapy with an angiotensin receptor blocker, olmesartan

Introduction : It is known that reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a crucial factor to limit the blood pressure lowering effect of antihypertensives. In the present study, we tested whether the effects of monotherapy with an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) to lower proteinuria could be r...

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Main Authors: Minamo Ono, Michio Fukuda, Toshiyuki Miura, Masashi Mizuno, Yoko Kato, Ryo Sato, Takehiro Naito, Hiroyuki Togawa, Yuji Sasakawa, Tatsuya Tomonari, Tadashi Ichikawa, Yuichi Shirasawa, Akinori Ito, Atsuhiro Yoshida, Genjiro Kimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320311434817