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Revue médicale de Liège · Apr 2008
[How I treat... by optimizing the blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system].
- F Schleich, J M Krzesinski, L Piérard, and A J Scheen.
- Université de Liège, Belgique.
- Rev Med Liege. 2008 Apr 1; 63 (4): 174-81.
AbstractThe blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) has been shown to be useful, or even mandatory, in the management of arterial hypertension, congestive heart failure, post-myocardial infarction and nephropathy with albuminuria, due to diabetes or not. Such blockade can be obtained with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, a specific antagonist of angiotensin II AT1 receptors and/or recently a direct inhibitor of renin such as aliskiren. Various studies have demonstrated the advantage of optimising RAAS blockade in order to benefit of the best cardiorenal protection. The present article describes the various modalities to optimize the RAAS blockade, either by using a maximal dosage of a monotherapy, or by choosing a double inhibition of RAAS. New prospects for the RAAS blockade will be also briefly considered.
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