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 ...
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
University of Ulm, Department of Internal Medicine II, Ulm, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Charité University Medicine Berlin, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Outpatient Clinic, Berlin, Germany
Investigative Site, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GATA Nephrology, Ankara, Turkey
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, New Jersey, United States
Professor Simon Stewart-Principal Investigator, Melbourne, Australia
Professor Garry Jennings-Co Principal Investigator, Melbourne, Australia
Novartis Investigative Site, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela
Division of Nephrology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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