THE EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS ON LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
Abstract:
The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of Diovan on the Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in hypertensive patients. A prospective study, from Cluj-Napoca Diagnosis and Treatment Centre was designed between 2007 and 2008 and included patients with essential arterial hypertension. A sample of forty patients has been investigated. Diovan (Valsartan) in a single dose of 80-160 mg/day reduced the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure over 24 hours, with no influence on the lipid or glucide metabolism. Diovan proved to improve the echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy parameters in hypertensive patients. ARB’s as monotherapy are efficiently first line antihypertensive therapy.
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