ACE Inhibitors Raise Risk of Renal Crisis in Some SSc Patients, Study Says
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with elevated protein in their urine (proteinuria) who are using angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (ACEi) are at higher risk of developing scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), a retrospective study shows. The study, “Systemic sclerosis mediations and risk of scleroderma renal crisis,” was published in the…