Volume 3, Number 2, June 2002

Renal graft failure after addition of an angiotensin II receptor antagonist to an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor: unmasking of an unknown iliac artery stenosis
Anne-Lise Kamper, Arne Høj Nielsen, Niels Bækgaard, Svend Just

Combined treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and an angiotensin II (Ang II) receptor blocker (ARB) has been suggested in order to achieve a more complete blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cardiovascular and renal disease. The present report describes a case of acute renal graft dysfunction following the addition of an ARB to existing ACE inhibition. This unmasked an unknown iliac artery stenosis. The case indicates a possible important role of Ang II generated by non-ACE pathways in this situation.

JRAAS 2002;3:135-137.

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