Renal outcomes with telmisartan, ramipril, or both, in people at high vascular risk (the ONTARGET study): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, controlled trial
The LancetPublished 1 August 2008
Johannes F.E. Mann, Roland E. Schmieder, Matthew McQueen, Leanne Dyal, Helmut Schumacher, Janice Pogue
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In people at high vascular risk, telmisartan's effects on major renal outcomes are similar to ramipril, and although combination therapy reduces proteinuria to a greater extent than monotherapy, overall it worsens major renal outcome.
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In people at high vascular risk, telmisartan's effects on major renal outcomes are similar to ramipril. Although combination therapy reduces proteinuria to a greater extent than monotherapy, overall it worsens major renal outcomes.
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