Aliskiren and valsartan combination therapy for the management of hypertension

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 711-722

  Epstein, Benjamin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b East Coast Institute for Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliskiren; Hypertension; Plasma renin activity; Renin angiotensinaldosterone system; Single pill combination; Valsartan

Indexed keywords

ALISKIREN; ALISKIREN PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ALISKIREN PLUS VALSARTAN; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATENOLOL; BENAZEPRIL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CANDESARTAN; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; EPLERENONE; IRBESARTAN; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; PLACEBO; RAMIPRIL; TELMISARTAN; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; VALSARTAN; AMIDE; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VALINE;

ALBUMINURIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEINURIA; RENAL PROTECTION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMIDES; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FUMARATES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; TETRAZOLES; VALINE;

EID: 79952057601     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s8175     Document Type: Review

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