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 College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, California, United States
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, San Diego, California, United States
Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York, United States
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic Health System, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Yaounde Central Hospital, NAtional Obesity Center, Yaounde, Cameroon
Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Vail, Colorado, United States
Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Seoul-si, Korea, Republic of
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