Losartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) used to treat hypertension. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are used for a similar indication but are associated with a cough. When patients with ACE inhibitor associated coughs are switched to ARBs like losartan, they have an incidence of cough similar to placebo or hydrochlorothiazide. Los...
Losartan is indicated to treat hypertension in patients older than 6 years, reduce the risk of stroke in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (though this benefit may not extend to patients with African heritage), and to treat diabetic nephropathy with elevated serum creatinine and proteinuria in patients with type 2 diabetes and hyper...
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Region Of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo, SAo Paulo, Brazil
FHHI-OI-Camelot; QME, Los Angeles, California, United States
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