title: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and anaemia in renal patients.
abstract: A 35-year-old renal transplant patient with stable renal function developed an unexplained anaemia. Appropriate investigations proved non-diagnostic. Only when enalapril therapy was stopped did the anaemia reverse and haemoglobin levels returned to pre-treatment levels. An association between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and anaemia in patients with renal failure is becoming more evident. A literature review of this problem and its possible pathogenesis in patients with renal failure is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Golda Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korzets
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zevin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chagnac
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gafter
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ori
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004656:Enalapril / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D004656:Enalapril