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Year : 2019 | Volume
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Angiotensin in Clinical Practice
Ehsan Ahmadnia, Anna Hall, Marlies Ostermann
Department of Critical Care, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, London, UK
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Marlies Ostermann Department of Critical Care, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, London SE1 7EH UK
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_1_18
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Interest in the use of angiotensin (AT) (particularly in the context of shock) had been rekindled by recent randomized trial data (notably the AT II for the Treatment of High-Output Shock-3 study). This review article outlines the renin–AT system in health and during sepsis as well as the proposed clinical uses of AT II. The potential for wider application within critical care is also considered.
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