The Effect of Irbesartan on the Development of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Parving, Hans-Henrik; Lehnert, Hendrik; Brøchner‐Mortensen, Jens; Gomis, Ramón; Andersen, Steen; Arner, Peter

doi:10.1056/nejmoa011489

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The Effect of Irbesartan on the Development of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Sep 20, 2001

Authors:

Hans-Henrik Parving

Hendrik Lehnert

Jens Brøchner‐Mortensen

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Microalbuminuria and hypertension are risk factors for diabetic nephropathy. Blockade of the renin-angiotensin system slows the progression to diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes, but similar data are lacking for hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes. We evaluated ...

Subject

Irbesartan

Medicine

Microalbuminuria

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