American Family Physician - ARBs vs. ACE inhibitors to prevent nephropathy progression
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Clinical Question: Are angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as good as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors at preventing the progression of nephropathy?
Setting: Outpatient (any)
Study Design: Randomized controlled trial (double-blinded)
Allocation: Uncertain
Synopsis: In this study, 250 participants with diabetes who had mild to moderate hypertension and evidence of early nephropathy (i.e., urinary albumin excretion rate between 11 and 999 mcg…
