Treatment of moderate or severe arterial hypertension with losartan.

Losartan is the first drug of a new class antihypertensive drags--Angiotensin II receptors antagonists. According to the data in the literature the drug shows a very good efficiency and tolerability. Fifteen patients at the average age of 48.9 are the object of this study. Our study establishes considerable lowering of the systolic BP with 15.9% and of the diastolic BP with 20.3%. No considerable effects on the hematopoiesis, the carbohydrate and the lipid metabolism, and the renal function were observed during treatment with Cozaar.