Diovan for heart failure
January 2001
You'll see more patients taking Diovan for heart failure.
Diovan (valsartan) and the other angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are currently approved only for hypertension.
The new trend is to use them for heart failure...either as an alternative to ACE inhibitors, or combined with them.
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