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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Spironolactone on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Nondiabetic Hemodialysis Patients

Antonio Vukusich, S Kunstmann, Cristián Varela, Daniela Gainza, Sebastián Bravo, Daniela Sepúlveda, Gabriel Cavada, Luis Michea, Elisa T. Marusic

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2010 · 93 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Fifty milligrams of spironolactone thrice weekly significantly reduced the progression of CIMT in HD patients.

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