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View Post: Losartan prevents portal hypertension induced, redox-mediated ...
30 Oct 2009 by Stéphanie Dal-Ros, Monique Oswald-Mammosser,...  
Abstract: Background & Aims:: Advanced stages of portal hypertension are characterized by generalized vasodilatation and a hyperdynamic syndrome that leads to complications such as hepatopulmonary syndrome. We assessed the endothelial ...
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View Post: JournalFeeds » Losartan prevents portal hypertension induced …
3 Nov 2009 by admin  
JournalFeeds Losartan prevents portal hypertension induced … Share/Save/Bookmark Tags: after-exercising, anonymous, anonymous-november, Articles / News, associated-concerns, blood, blood-pressure, expression-levels, further-information, ...
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View Post: A Patient's Guide to Losartan Potassium with Hydrochlorothiazide
29 Oct 2009 by rosekitchen216  
This drug can also be used to protect diabetes-related kidney damage and to treat congestive heart failure. The losartan component is also beneficial to patients with an enlarged heart and hypertension because it can help to reduce ...
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View Post: Losartan Metabolite EXP3179 Blocks NADPH Oxidase-Mediated ...
17 Aug 2009 by Fortuno, A., Bidegain, J., Robador, PA,...  
In a study performed in 153 hypertensive patients, phagocytic NADPH oxidase activity was lower (P<0.05) in losartan-treated compared with untreated patients and in patients treated with other angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonists ...
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View Post: Effect of the Direct Renin Inhibitor Aliskiren, the Angiotensin ...
2 Feb 2009 by Solomon, SD, Appelbaum, E., Manning, WJ,...  
We compared the effect of aliskiren, the first orally active direct renin inhibitor, the angiotensin-receptor blocker losartan, and their combination on the reduction of LV mass in hypertensive patients. ...
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View Post: Updated European guidelines highlight benefits of Rasilez, the ...
28 Oct 2009
Effect of the Direct Renin Inhibitor Aliskiren, Either Alone or in Combination With Losartan, Compared to Losartan, on Left Ventricular Mass in Patients With Hypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: The Aliskiren Left Ventricular ...
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View Post: Medicine problem: is it safe to use losartan & metoprolol at same ...
7 Nov 2009 by Treena  
That's a pretty routine combination, especially in people who've had a recent heart attack and/or people with both hypertension and diabetes. But it's also not a bad combo for hypertension alone if single-drug therapy isn't adequate. ...
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View Post: Cost-Effectiveness of Aliskiren in Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension ...
30 Sep 2009 by Delea, TE, Sofrygin, O., Palmer, JL, Lau,...  
In conclusion, adding aliskiren to losartan and optimal therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and albuminuria may be cost-effective from a US health care system perspective. Related Article. This Month's Highlights ...
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View Post: Losartan prevents portal hypertension induced, redox-mediated ...
5 Nov 2009 by Dal-Ros S, Oswald-Mammosser M, Pestrikova...  
Losartan prevents portal hypertension induced, redox-mediated endothelial dysfunction in the mesenteric artery in rats. Gastroenterology. 2009 Oct 28;. Authors: Dal-Ros S, Oswald-Mammosser M, Pestrikova T, Schott C, Boehm N, Bronner C, ...
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