Renin-Angiotensin System, Hypertension, and Chronic Kidney Disease: Pharmacogenetic Implications
About 80% of CKD (chronic kidney disease) patients are hypertensive, and kidney function and blood pressure are clearly related to both physiologic and pathologic conditions in a "vicious cycle". In this pathologic scenario, there is a renin-angiotensin system (RAS) hyperactivity associate...
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Main Authors: | Paulo Caleb Junior Lima Santos (Author), Jose Eduardo Krieger (Author), Alexandre Costa Pereira (Author) |
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2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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