ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME-INHIBITORS AND REFLUX NEPHROPATHY - 2-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Authors
LAMA G SALSANO ME PEDULLA M GRASSIA C RUOCCO G
Citation
G. Lama et al., ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME-INHIBITORS AND REFLUX NEPHROPATHY - 2-YEAR FOLLOW-UP, Pediatric nephrology, 11(6), 1997, pp. 714-718
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Pediatric nephrology
ISSN journal
0931041X → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
714 - 718
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-041X(1997)11:6<714:AEARN->2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We evaluated the effect of 2 years' therapy with an angiotensin conver ting enzyme inhibitor (captopril) in 16 patients who had severe reflux nephropathy and microalbuminuria, During the period of therapy, micro albuminuria decreased, glomerular filtration rate measured by diethyle netriamine pentaacetate scan, serum creatinine, and blood pressure rem ained stable. We suggest the captopril was useful in reducing microalb uminuria and may have slowed the progression of renal damage in our pa tients.