Aliskiren or Amlodipine in Hypertensive Hemodialysed Patients

Summary

Hypertensive haemodialysis patients are at high risk for cardiovascular events. This study was undertaken to ascertain whether aliskiren, a direct renin inhibitor, compared with amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker, reduces mortality and cardiovascular events in these high-risk patients.

Timeline

Start

2009-09

Primary completion

2012-09

Completion

2012-09

Publications

• Mugendi GA, Mutua FM, Natale P, Esterhuizen TM, Strippoli GF. Calcium channel blockers for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 1;10(10):CD011064. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011064.pub2.

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