Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Decrease the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Dialysis: A Nationwide Matched-Cohort Study.

Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) cause the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on maintenance Hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD). Many randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) have proved that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) c...

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Main Authors: Chung-Wei Yang, Nian-Sheng Tzeng, Yun-Ju Yin, Chien-Hsun Li, Hung-An Chen, Shih-Hsiang Chiu, Shinn-Ying Ho, Hui-Ling Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4619342?pdf=render