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January 1, 1981Clinical and experimental hypertension

Absence of an Antihypertensive Effect of 12 Hour Infusions of an Angiotensin Antagonist in Chronic Renal Hypertensive Rabbits

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Why the study?

Does continuous 12-hour infusion of an angiotensin II antagonist reduce mean arterial pressure in chronic renal hypertensive rabbits?

Population

34 conscious New Zealand white rabbits

Comparison

Continuous 12-hour infusion of a saline solution… vs Infusion of saline alone for 12 hours

Design

Preclinical

Follow-up

12 hours

Authors

KKK D KurzJJJ. A. JohnsonWFW. L. Fowler

Discussion

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Overview

No BP reduction with angiotensin II antagonism in this rabbit model; leaves open alternative drivers of chronic renal hypertension and precludes clinical translation.

Structured PICO

Does continuous 12-hour infusion of an angiotensin II antagonist reduce mean arterial pressure in chronic renal hypertensive rabbits?

P
Population
34 conscious New Zealand white rabbits (15 with hypertension induced by renal artery stenosis and contralateral nephrectomy, 19 normotensive controls)
I
Intervention
Continuous 12-hour infusion of a saline solution of the angiotensin II antagonist, [Sar1, Ile8] angiotensin II
C
Comparator
Infusion of saline alone for 12 hours
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Outcome
Change in mean arterial pressuresurrogate

Continuous infusion of an angiotensin II antagonist did not lower blood pressure in chronic renal hypertensive rabbits, suggesting angiotensin II is not the primary driver maintaining elevated pressure in this model.

Cite This Study

Kurz et al. (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1cc8d5732133fe9885e276https://doi.org/10.3109/10641968109037433
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