arthyperАртериальная гипертензия"Arterial’naya Gipertenziya" ("Arterial Hypertension")1607-419X2411-8524Antihypertensive League10.18705/1607-419X-2011-17-4-325-332arthyper-1632Research ArticleОБЗОРREVIEWАнтагонисты рецепторов к ангиотензину II 1 типа при сердечно-сосудистых заболеваниях: место валсартанаType 1 angiotensin II receptor antagonists in cardiovascular diseases: ValsartanСвиряевЮ. В.SviryaevY. V.ahleague@mail.ruЗвартауН. Э.ZvartauN. E.noemail@neicon.ruФГУ «Федеральный Центр сердца, крови и эндокринологии им. В.А. Алмазова»РоссияAlmazov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre, St PetersburgRussian Federation201128082011174325332Copyright © Свиряев Ю.В., Звартау Н.Э., 20112011Свиряев Ю.В., Звартау Н.Э.Sviryaev Y.V., Zvartau N.E.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://htn.almazovcentre.ru/jour/article/view/1632

Статья посвящена особенностям и механизмам антигипертензивного и органопротективного действия антагониста рецепторов к ангиотензину II 1-го типа валсартана, а также его клиническому применению при сердечно-сосудистых заболеваниях.

The article focuses on antihypertensive effect, organoprotection properties and clinical use of angiotensin II receptor antagonist valsartan in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

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