This is the story of a 64 year old male mason with past medical history notable for hypertension and hyperlipidemia who was referred to me for evaluation of proteinuria. The patient noted onset of lower extremity edema nine…
While it has long been postulated that ACE inhibition may help PD patients preserve their residual renal function, there may be another benefit to angiotensin blockade: preservation of peritoneal membrane transport . Last year, a group from the…
The renin-angiotensin system is powerful regulator of blood pressure homeostasis. An article published in the March 24 issue of JASN highlights an emerging area of research into the modulation of AT1 receptors on different tissues. The majority of…
