Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists: A new class of antihypertensive agents

American Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 589-593

  Weir, Matthew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ATENOLOL; BENAZEPRIL; BRADYKININ; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DRUG METABOLITE; ENALAPRIL; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; FOSINOPRIL; GLUCURONIC ACID; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS LOSARTAN; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; LOSARTAN POTASSIUM; QUINAPRIL; RAMIPRIL; RENIN; SODIUM; URIC ACID; WATER;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DRUG COST; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICOSURIA; NONHUMAN; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN;

EID: 0030062890     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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