Abstract:Objective:
To evaluate the effect of valsartan, eprosartan or losartan on LVH and NT-proBNP levels in patients with hypertension and preserved ejection fraction
Design and method:
This is randomized, prospective and double-blind study involved 154 hypertensive patients (56,5% men; mean age 53,6 ± 0,5 years) with concentric LVH remodeling (LV mass > 115 g/m2 and 95 g/m2 in men and women, respectively), which were eligible criterions to randomize to re… Show more
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