Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for cardioprotection in chronic kidney disease : a step into the future

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) share major risk factors and mechanistic pathways for progression. Furthermore, either decreased glomerular filtration rate or increased albuminuria are major risk factors for cardiovascular events. Evidence from previous renal outcome trials in patients with proteinuric CKD showed that angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) effectively slow CKD progression, establishing these agents as fundamental CKD pharmacologic treatments. However, in all these trials and subsequent meta-analyses, ACEIs and ARBs did not significantly reduce cardiovascular events or mortality, indicating a high residual risk for CVD progression in individuals with CKD. In contrast to the above, several outcome trials with old and novel mineralocorticoid receptor-antagonists (MRAs) clearly suggest that these agents, apart from nephroprotection, offer important cardioprotection in this population. This article is an overview of previous and recent evidence on the effects of MRAs on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with CKD attempting to highlight a pathway able to improve both cardiovascular and renal prognosis in this population.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Journal of human hypertension - 36(2022), 8 vom: 04. Aug., Seite 695-704

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alexandrou, Maria-Eleni [VerfasserIn]
Theodorakopoulou, Marieta P [VerfasserIn]
Kanbay, Mehmet [VerfasserIn]
Sarafidis, Pantelis A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Angiotensins
Journal Article
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists
Review

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Date Completed 15.08.2022

Date Revised 10.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41371-021-00641-1

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NLM335163327