Modern approaches to the treatment and long-term management of arterial hypertension in clinical practice. Pharmacological and clinical characteristics of angiotensin II receptor blockers: focus on azilsartan medoxomil. Part I

Abstract

This article deals withthe overview of the pharmacological characteristics of one class of antihypertensive drugs - angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARA II) and new member of this class - azilsartan medoxomil (Edarbi®).We have analyzed the antihypertensive efficacy of different ARA, as well as azilsartan medoxomil efficacyin case of monotherapy and in comparison with other ARA and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorsamong different groups of patients.The article describes the pleiotropic effects of azilsartan medoxomil, discovered nowadays.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• angiotensin ii receptor antagonists
• azilsartan medoxomil