Enalapril treatment of posttransplant erythrocytosis: efficacy independent of circulating erythropoietin levels
Perazella M, McPhedran P, Kliger A, Lorber M, Levy E, Bia M. Enalapril treatment of posttransplant erythrocytosis: efficacy independent of circulating erythropoietin levels. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 1995, 26: 495-500. PMID: 7645558, DOI: 10.1016/0272-6386(95)90496-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell massBlood cell massErythropoietin levelsEnalapril therapyPosttransplant erythrocytosisHemoglobin concentrationMU/mLElevated red blood cell massMean reticulocyte countRed blood cell destructionRenal transplant patientsMean pretreatment valuePlasma volume contractionMean levelsMean hemoglobin concentrationBlood cell destructionRed blood cell productionMechanism of actionEnalapril treatmentTransplant patientsMean hematocritPretreatment valuesBlood cell productionReticulocyte countEnzyme inhibitors