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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Valsartan significantly slowed the progressive decline in both residual renal function (3. 2 + / - 0. 3 to 4. 3 + / - 0. 7 mL/min/1. 73 m2) and total clearance (42. 1 + / - 3. 2 to 48. 3 + / - 4. 8 L/wk/1. 73 m2) by dialysis in CAPD patients compared with controls (5. 9 + / - 0. 5 to 2. 8 + / - 0. 4 mL/min/1. 73 m2 ; 47. 1 + / - 4. 8 to 31. 4 + / - 5. 2 L/wk/1. 73 m2).