摘要
To the editor： We read with great interest the article by Guo and co-authors published in the current issue of Chinese Medical Journal. These authors 1 assessed the effect of aliskiren on arterial stiffness, compared with ramipril in mild to moderate essential hypertensive patients. The study revealed that aliskiren （150 mg/d） could improve arterial stiffness and its effect was similar to ramipril （5 mg/d） in mild to moderate hypertensive patients. This study gives detailed and valuable information and highlights the effects of aliskiren on arterial stiffness compared with ramipril. Some comments may be of interest.
To the editor： We read with great interest the article by Guo and co-authors published in the current issue of Chinese Medical Journal. These authors 1 assessed the effect of aliskiren on arterial stiffness, compared with ramipril in mild to moderate essential hypertensive patients. The study revealed that aliskiren （150 mg/d） could improve arterial stiffness and its effect was similar to ramipril （5 mg/d） in mild to moderate hypertensive patients. This study gives detailed and valuable information and highlights the effects of aliskiren on arterial stiffness compared with ramipril. Some comments may be of interest.
