Patients were divided into 2 groups according to decision of the physician; group 1 (n=34) was consisted of patients treated with ACE-Is and group 2 (n=30) was not treated with ACEs. The inclusion criteria were chronic PD patients between 18 and 85 years who had not received any antihypertensive drugs within prior 12 months. All patients were on standard CAPD program (2-2.5 L; 4 exchanges/day). Icodextrin is not used. The exclusion criteria were as follows; patients who had a history of antihypertensive treatment with ACE-Is or angiotensin-receptor blockers or aldosterone antagonists for prior 12 months from the study time; intolerance to the ACE-Is; CAPD-related peritonitis within 6 months prior to or during the study period; history of malignant hypertension or hypertensive encephalopathy or cerebrovascular accident within the 6 months prior to the study; chronic liver diseases, and recent acute illness and/or history of any overt chronic inflammatory disease.