Losartan more effectively decreased the adjusted ... compared with the 32-mg maximal approved antihypertensive dose. The Valsartan Antihypertensive Long-term Use Evaluation (VALUE) study is ...

According to the World Health Organization, hypertension (raised blood pressure) causes an estimated 7.5 million deaths worldwide, which is roughly 12.8% of all total deaths. Hypertension accounts ...

In another such trial (VALUE), researchers randomized 15,245 hypertensive patients (minimum age, 50; mean BP, 155/87 mm Hg) in 31 countries to receive the angiotensin-receptor blocker valsartan or ...