Trying to select among three antihypertensive drugs: ramipril, telmisartan and valsartan in the treatment of hypertension according to the blood pressure and cardiovascular risk Review article

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Marcin Grabowski

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Choice of antihypertensive therapy aimed at reducing high blood pressure to reach target levels is based on multivariate criteria including drug pharmacology and patients’ clinical characteristic. The article attempts to define the target patient groups for the selected three antihypertensive drugs: ramipril, telmisartan and valsartan.

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Grabowski , M. (2012). Trying to select among three antihypertensive drugs: ramipril, telmisartan and valsartan in the treatment of hypertension according to the blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 5(4(17), 39-46. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/jebm/article/view/2440
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