Role of the RAAS in the Pathophysiology of Heart Failure ACE inhibitors have no effect on angiotensin II formed by alternate pathways. In contrast, ARBs would be expected to inhibit the biologic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretic and no treatment at all, ...

Older patients with hypertension are often inadequately treated due to misconceptions regarding reasonable goal blood pressures or concerns about treatment side effects. Adequately treating ...

Specific Adverse Events Predict Survival Benefit in Patients Treated With Tamoxifen or Aromatase Inhibitors: An International Tamoxifen Exemestane Adjuvant Multinational Trial Analysis We enrolled ...

Scientists have discovered a new generation of angiotensin receptor blockers that may be used to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In silico docking and molecular dynamics studies have shown ...

LOS ANGELES -- Use of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) was linked to a lower risk of epilepsy after an acute ischemic stroke, according to an observational study. Among hypertensive patients, ARB ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common heart rhythm disorder. With AFib, the beating of the upper chambers of your heart (the atria) becomes irregular, and blood has a harder time reaching ...

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors: Stop the body from making a hormone that tightens blood vessels, so the vessels relax and BP goes down. Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs): Block ...