Dear E.S.: Valsartan, which is in the class of blood pressure medicines called the angiotensin receptor blockers, typically ...

Treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers has been ... Endpoint Reduction in Hypertension (LIFE), Valsartan in Heart Failure Trial (Val-HeFT ...

multicenter trials in which ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was used to compare the antihypertensive effects of three angiotensin II receptor blockers: telmisartan, losartan, and valsartan.

The dual-action agent LCZ696 blocks the angiotensin II receptor (via a valsartan moiety) and inhibits neprilysin (via an AHU377 moiety). In a phase II trial, this drug “demonstrated superior ...