Telmisartan Versus Valsartan in Patients With Hypertension: Effects on Cardiovascular, Metabolic, and Inflammatory Parameters

Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) have beneficial effects on cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory parameters in addition to controlling blood pressure (BP). However, few comparative clinical studies have been conducted with different ARBs. We compared these effects in patients with uncomplicated hypertension who were receiving telmisartan or valsartan.The subjects were patients with essential hypertension (48.4±9.6 years) who were...