Author/Editor		Hojs, Radovan
Title		Antagonsti receptorjev za angiotenzin II in ledvice
Translated title		Angiotensin II receptor antagonists and the kidneys
Type		članek
Source		In: Hojs R, Krajnc I, Pahor A, editors. Zbornik predavanj in praktikum 11. srečanje internistov in zdravnikov splošne medicine Iz prakse za prakso z mednarodno udeležbo; 2000 maj 19-20; Maribor. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica Maribor,
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 275-84
Language		slo
Abstract		Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors slow down the progression of renal failure irrespective of blood pressure. This was confirmed in patients with and without diabetes. The favorable effect of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system block was also proven by the application of angiotensin II receptor antagonists. The best therapeutic effect was described in patients with severe proteinuria. Both drug groups are about equally effective although angiotensin II receptor antagonists have fewer side effects. A combined treatment with ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists has also been described in renal diseases, however, no final standpoint has been taken regarding this method of treatment.
Descriptors		KIDNEY DISEASES ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS ANGIOTENSIN II RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM PROTEINURIA RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN