Age

18–75

Sex

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

Treatment with both ACE-inhibitors (ACE-I) and angiotensin receptor blockers
Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Treatment with immunosuppressive medication, steroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Serious chronic heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] III-IV)
Chronic liver disease
Suspicion or verified kidney artery stenosis
Cardiac arrhythmia and/or implanted pacemaker
Myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular incidence within the last 3 months
Allergy towards ACE-I or angiotensin receptor blockers
Amputation of a whole extremity or the crural or femoral part of the leg
Dementia or a psychological condition that makes understanding of the examination conditions impossible
Dialysis or renal transplantation
Treatment with aldosterone antagonists
Hyperkalemia \> 5.5 mmol/l
Another serious chronic non-renal disease

Pulse Wave Velocity, Pulse Wave Morphology and Blocking of the Reninangiotensin System in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease