A systematic review and meta-analysis of aliskiren and angiotension receptor blockers in the management of essential hypertension

Aliskiren is a novel antihypertensive agent and the first direct renin inhibitor (DRI) in clinical use. Several clinical trials have compared DRI with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in the management of essential hypertension. However, systematic comparison of efficacy and safety between DRIs...

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Main Authors: Zhenfeng Zheng, Huilan Shi, Junya Jia, Dong Li, Shan Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320310381912