| Unmet needs in managing hypertension: potential role of direct renin inhibition. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20463431 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Hypertension is the most prevalent and important risk factor for cardiovascular and renal disease worldwide. Despite the large armamentarium of available blood pressure-lowering agents, the need remains for safer and more effective antihypertensive treatment. Based on current target levels of < 140/90 mm Hg, only one-third of hypertensive Americans have achieved goal blood pressure. Several strategies can help address these challenges, including increasing public awareness, and improving physician awareness of evidence-based therapeutic guidelines. There also remains a need for new therapeutic options. This review examines new developments among those agents having inhibitory activity on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). All currently available RAAS blockers cause a reactive increase in plasma renin concentration. However, the direct renin inhibitors are the only class that diminishes plasma renin activity, an effect that may provide additional cardiovascular and/or renoprotective benefit. Aliskiren is the first clinically available direct renin inhibitor that has been shown to be effective and well tolerated both as monotherapy and in combination with other established agents in hypertensive patients. Randomized clinical trials are underway to explore the extent to which direct renin inhibition provides additive protection against cardiovascular and renal disease events. |
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Authors:
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Michael C Ruddy |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Postgraduate medicine Volume: 122 ISSN: 1941-9260 ISO Abbreviation: Postgrad Med Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-13 Completed Date: 2010-06-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401147 Medline TA: Postgrad Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 203-12 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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University Medical Center at Princeton, NJ, USA. ruddy_m@msn.com |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Amides / therapeutic use* Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use Diabetes Complications Drug Therapy, Combination Fumarates / therapeutic use* Healthy People Programs Heart Failure / complications Humans Hypertension / complications, drug therapy*, physiopathology Middle Aged Obesity / complications Renin / antagonists & inhibitors* Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Amides; 0/Antihypertensive Agents; 0/Fumarates; 0/aliskiren; EC 3.4.23.15/Renin |
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