Study LIFE: New Prospects for the Use of Losartan

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V. Polonskiy

Abstract

Результаты двойного слепого рандомизированного исследования LIFE, включавшего свыше 9 тыс. больных с артериальной гипертензией (АГ) и ГЛХ, показали, что антагонист рецепторов ангиотензина II 1-го типа лозартан при длительном применении (в среднем 4,8 года) снижает комбинированный риск сердечно-сосудистых осложнений на 13% по сравнению с β-адреноблокатором атенололом. Особенно заметно при этом уменьшался риск инсульта. Помимо этого лозартан на 25% снижал риск возникновения новых случаев сахарного диабета. Превосходство лозартана над атенололом проявлялось при сходном антигипертензивном действии.


Особенно выраженным протекторное действие лозартана было у больных с сопутствующим сахарным диабетом. У этой категории пациентов он, по сравнению с атенололом, снижал комбинированный риск сердечно-сосудистых осложнений на 24%. Это сопровождалось снижением общей смертности на 39%.


Лозартан стал первым и пока единственным лекарственным средством, достоверно превосходящим стандартный препарат для лечения АГ, с точки зрения профилактики неблагоприятных кардиоваскулярных исходов. В настоящее время обсуждаются возможные механизмы действия и перспективы применения лозартана в широкой медицинской практике.

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Polonskiy, V. (2016). Study LIFE: New Prospects for the Use of Losartan. Family Medicine, (6), 70–74. Retrieved from https://family-medicine.com.ua/2412-8708/article/view/249505
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