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  Preferred Nephroprotective Agents
Guideline
Recommendation :
Evidence: Notes:
CARI-Australia
2000

• ACEi independent of blood pressure and GFR in:
1.  diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 complicated by microalbuminuria or overt nephropathy
2. hypertensive diabetics without albuminuria
3. no specific ACE advantage beyond class effect
4. combination therapy no specific benefit beyond antihypertensive benefit
5. non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers offer a small protective effect on proteinuria in diabetic nephropathy, beyond their antihypertensive action

• No evidence for specific benefit of ARB in diabetic nephropathy; ARB are indicated in patients intolerant to ACEi
 

Prevention of progression of kidney disease


19: ACE inhibitor treatment in diabetic nephropathy




20: Angiotensin II antagonists

21. ACE inhibitor and Angiotensin II Antagonist Combination Treatment

23. Specific Effects of Calcium Channel Blockers in Diabetic Nephropathy
 

Evidence level A, type 1>2

No evidence for an advantage of a specific ACEi

Insufficient evidence for ACEi treatment in diabetics with normal blood pressure or normal urinary albumin

Level A evidence (Type II diabetes)

 

CSN-Canada      
EBPG-Europe      
KDOQI-US
2004

• ACEi or ARB in:
1. Diabetic kidney disease, with or without hypertension



2. Nondiabetic kidney disease and spot urine total protein/creatinine ≥ 200 mg/g, with or without hypertension

Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertension and Antihypertensive agents in Chronic Kidney Disease
Guideline 8. Pharmacological therapy:  diabetic kidney disease

Guideline 9. Pharmacological therapy:  nondiabetic kidney disease
 

Evidence level A

 

 

Evidence level A and C

UK-Guidelines
2002
• ACEi as first choice agents for management of hypertension in patients with progressive renal disease

See “Blood pressure control”
10. The management of patients approaching end stage renal disease
P 162 of 204 website PDF pages
 

Evidence level A