Yasuhiko Ito, Masashi Mizuno, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Hirofumi Tamai, Takeyuki Hiramatsu, Hiroshige Ohashi, Isao Ito, Hirotake Kasuga, Masanobu Horie, Shoichi Maruyama, Yukio Yuzawa, Tatsuaki Matsubara, Seiichi Matsuo
ESRD treated with dialysis is associated with increased left ventricular hypertrophy, which, in turn, is related to high mortality. Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists improve survival in patients with chronic heart failure; however, the effects in patients undergoing dialysis remain uncertain. We conducted a multicenter, open-label, prospective, randomized trial with 158 patients receiving angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonist and undergoing peritoneal dialysis with and without (control group) spironolactone for 2 years...
May 2014: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN