Effects of antihypertensive therapy on glucose, insulin metabolism, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and renin system in overweight and obese hypertensives
Background: We attempted to test the hypothesis that the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren can improve diastolic dysfunction, glucose, and insulin metabolism (GIM) in overweight and obese hypertensive patients. Methods and results: Seventy-eight hypertensive patients were divided into two groups: 38...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320312474053 |