Key result
ACE inhibitors demonstrated a beneficial effect on renal function and excellent blood pressure control in African American patients with hypertensive kidney disease.
Why the study?
Does ACE inhibition improve renal function and blood pressure control in African Americans with hypertensive kidney disease?
Does ACE inhibition improve renal function and blood pressure control in African Americans with hypertensive kidney disease?
ACE inhibitors provide beneficial effects on renal function and blood pressure in African Americans with hypertensive kidney disease, challenging previous assumptions of lower responsiveness in this population.
May support ACE inhibitor use in African Americans with hypertensive kidney disease; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Experts have long thought that African Americans were less responsive to ACE inhibitors than other racial or ethnic groups. The African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK) provides the first evidence of a beneficial effect of ACE inhibition on renal function in African American patients, in addition to excellent blood pressure control.
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Md. Atiar Rahman (2003) studied this question. ACE inhibitors demonstrated a beneficial effect on renal function and excellent blood pressure control in African American patients with hypertensive kidney disease.
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