the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (raas) plays pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (ckd) progression and its increased complications such as hypertension (ht) and cardiovascular diseases (cvd). previous studies suggested that aliskiren a direct renin inhibitor, blocks raas and may be effective for the management of ckd and its complications. this review focuses on...

This pocket, monograph series of books on practical medicine has proved a great, success, and we must congratulate the publishers on their enterprise. However, it cannot have entailed any great mental strain on their part to think of the name ' Piney' when the question of a book on blood diseases arose: they are fortunate in having been able to negotiate I he next, step successfully. It is quit...