Increasing prescription of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers associated with improved kidney prognosis in Korean IgA nephropathy patients.

Sehoon ParkChung Hee BaekSu-Kil ParkHee Gyung KangSeung-Hyeok HanDong-Ryeol RyuSeung Seok HanKook-Hwan OhKwon Wook JooYon Su KimKyoung Chul MoonHo Jun ChinHajeong Lee

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2020)

Clinicopathologic characteristics of IgAN in Korea have changed over time. Although the limitation of a retrospective observational study remains, the result showed that the prognosis of IgAN has improved over the study period, possibly related to increased prescription of RAAS blockers.

Keyphrases

angiotensin converting enzyme
angiotensin ii
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
drug induced