Under pressure: future prospects in hypertension management. Interview by Laura Dormer.
Professor Hans Rudolf Brunner Born in 1937, Professor Brunner is a Swiss citizen. He is a Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He has been at the forefront of research on the role of renin and the renin-angiotensin system in blood pressure regulation. He has been involved in the development of drugs such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers. He was among the first medical practitioners to introduce the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure. Professor Brunner has been a medical advisor to Speedel since 1999.
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