Losartan News
Losartan Prevents Insulin Resistance from Burns
Researchers have found a way to prevent insulin resistance in burn-injured rats, a finding that, while still quite preliminary, could eventually save burn victims’ lives and speed their recovery.
Diabetics Benefit Less from Anti-Hypertensive Treatment to Reduce Enlarged Heart.
Standard blood-pressure-lowering treatment to reduce dangerously enlarged hearts is much less effective and less beneficial in diabetic vs. nondiabetic patients, a team led by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical...
Losartan may reduce liver fibrosis in hepatitis C patients
Antihypertensive drug losartan may reduce liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection who do not respond to the standard antiviral therapy, the results of a pilot study suggest.
Losartan improves left ventricular function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Losartan can improve left ventricular function in some patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Brazilian researchers report.
New Blood Pressure Drugs Are Superior in Reducing Risk of Stroke and Diabetes
In the LIFE substudy it was found that losartan compared with atenolol reduces the risk of stroke, new-onset diabetes, and new-onset atrial fibrillation in the low and high risk population more effectively.