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Indian J Nephrol. 2017 Mar-Apr;27(2):136-140. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.181462.

Targeting renin-angiotensin system in malignant hypertension in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

Indian journal of nephrology

V Raghunathan, S K Sethi, M A Dragon-Durey, M Dhaliwal, R Raina, P Jha, S B Bansal, V Kher

Affiliations

  1. Pediatric Critical Care Unit, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
  2. Kidney Institute, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
  3. Department of Immunology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, APHP, Paris, France.
  4. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 28356668 PMCID: PMC5358156 DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.181462

Abstract

Hypertension is common in hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and often difficult to control. Local renin-angiotensin activation is believed to be an important part of thrombotic microangiopathy, leading to a vicious cycle of progressive renal injury and intractable hypertension. This has been demonstrated

Keywords: Enalapril; enalaprilat; hemolytic uremic syndrome; malignant hypertension; renin

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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