Side effects associated with some antihypertensive agents can adversely affect patient adherence to a treatment regimen. Controlled clinical trials involving >11 000 patients have consistently shown ...

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are a type of drug your doctor may prescribe to help treat your heart disease. They lower certain chemicals that narrow your blood vessels, which allows blood ...

Progressive enlargement of the aortic root, leading to dissection, is the main cause of premature death in patients with Marfan's syndrome. Recent data from mouse models of Marfan's syndrome suggest ...

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are drugs that treat certain conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels as well as a kidney condition resulting from diabetes. People generally tolerate ...

LOS ANGELES — Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) are more effective than other antihypertensive medications in reducing the risk for post-stroke epilepsy (PSE), new research showed. Investigators ...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) are recommended widely as first-line treatments for hypertension in patients with diabetic or nondiabetic ...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers are antihypertensive medicines used to treat high blood pressure. While the enzyme inhibitors work by reducing the level of ...