Efficacy of aliskiren and valsartan in hypertensive patients with albuminuria: a randomized parallel-group study
Introduction: Blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a critical approach to the management of hypertension, especially in proteinuric patients. It is well proven that the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren shows comparable clinical efficacy to the angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan o...
Main Authors: | Georgios Spanos, Rigas Kalaitzidis, Despina Karasavvidou, Kosmas Pappas, Kostas C Siamopoulos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2013-12-01
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Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320312465219 |
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