Valsartan belongs to the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) family of drugs, which also includes telmisartan, candesartan, losartan, olmesartan, and irbesartan. ARBs selectively bind to angiotensin receptor 1 (AT1) and prevent the protein angiotensin II from binding and exerting its hypertensive effects, which include vasoconstriction, stimulation and syn...
Valsartan is indicated for the treatment of hypertension to reduce the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. It is also indicated for the treatment of heart failure (NYHA class II-IV) and for left ventricular dysfunction or failure after myocardial infarction when the use of an angiotensin-converting ...
Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, RegionH, Denmark
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow Clinical Research Facility, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
LG chem, Seoul, Gangseo-Gu, Korea, Republic of
Clinical Research Center Hannover, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Limoges university hospital, Limoges, France
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