Abstract
This Practice Point commentary discusses the implementation of an intensive, multifactorial intervention in patients who had proteinuria >3g/day despite treatment with angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors. In their 'Remission Clinic' in Bergamo, Italy, Ruggenenti et al. implemented an individual titration regimen using ramipril 5-10 mg/day, losartan 50-100 mg/day, verapamil 80-120 mg/day and atorvastatin 10-20 mg/day in successive steps, aiming for a low blood pressure target of
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 654-655 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | NATURE CLINICAL PRACTICE NEPHROLOGY |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec-2008 |
Keywords
- chronic kidney disease
- progression
- proteinuria
- renoprotective therapy
- TITRATION
- RISK