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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
Citations1,580
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score12.11
SNIP22.72

TL;DR

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.

Abstract

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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Medicine