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Darusentan Encouraging in Hard-to-Treat Hypertensives
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Title Darusentan Encouraging in Hard-to-Treat Hypertensives
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/590724?src=rss
Description The first of two phase 3 trials with a new endothelin receptor antagonist, darusentan, has shown promise in patients with resistant hypertension, the company reports. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Apr 8, 2009
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