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Captopril-induced deterioration of graft function in patients with a transplant renal artery stenosis
Proceedings of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association. European Dialysis and Transplant Association
|January 1, 1983
Abstract:
We evaluated nine captopril-treated patients with transplant renal artery stenosis. Captopril treatment always resulted in a dramatic decrease in renal function; in two patients complete anuria developed. Only in two patients with a stenosis in one out of two renal arteries was a satisfactory fall in blood pressure achieved. The mechanisms which may lead to these remarkable results will be discussed.