In patients at low risk of renal disease and with low levels of albuminuria, administration of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors does not seem to offer renal benefits and might cause adverse renal effects. In these patients, renin–angiotensin system inhibition should be implemented judiciously, with doses titrated to individual needs and with careful monitoring of kidney function.
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Ito, S. Usefulness of RAS inhibition depends on baseline albuminuria. Nat Rev Nephrol 6, 10–11 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2009.203
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