TCTMD

ARBs Preferable to ACE Inhibitors in Large Observational Hypertension Study

In more than 3 million people worldwide treated for hypertension, ARBs were not only just as effective as ACE inhibitors at reducing the risk of major cardiovascular events, but also associated with a ...
Medscape

Study Backs ACE Inhibitors, ARBs for Aortic Regurgitation

November 4, 2011 (Tayside, Scotland) — With growing excitement over the emergence of transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI), might there still be room for an even less invasive option in ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Outcomes of ARBs, ACE Inhibitors Use in HF Patients With Renal Impairment

kidney Risk of mortality in HF patients with reduced kidney function taking ACE inhibitors and ARBs were evaluated. WASHINGTON, DC—According to data presented at the ACC.17 Scientific Session, ...
Medscape

An ACE Inhibitor, an ARB, or Both for Patients at High Vascular Risk?

An ARB was as efficacious as an ACE inhibitor, but combination therapy failed to show any advantages. Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors lower the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events ...
TCTMD

Comparative Analysis Suggests ACE Inhibitors Equivalent to ARBs in Patients Without Heart Failure

Blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system with either an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) or angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor provides similar protection from cardiovascular ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Compliance, Persistence, and Switching Patterns for ACE Inhibitors and ARBs

This drug-utilization study in a prescription database of more than 50,000 patients analyzed compliance, persistence, and switching behavior for ACE inhibitors and ARBs. Although residual confounding ...
Forbes

Many CHF Patients Not Receiving-- Or Getting Benefits From-- High Dose ACE Inhibitors And ARBs

Although current guidelines recommend that ACE inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) be used in high doses in patients with congestive heart failure, many CHF patients currently receive ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

ACE Inhibitors, ARBs May Be Effective Migraine Prophylactic Treatments

PHILADELPHIA – Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) may represent effective migraine prophylactic treatments, according to the results of a ...
clinicaladvisor.com

Are ACE inhibitors and ARBs recommended for renal disease?

Do ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) offer renal protection to patients with diabetes or renal disease?— Negeen Farmand, PA-C, Los Angeles When should a clinician stop an ACE ...
Nature

Do ACE inhibitors and ARBs have specific renoprotective effects?

In addition to their capacity to lower systemic blood pressure, angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) are thought to have specific renoprotective ...
Nature

ACE inhibitors and ARBs in HFpEF

Renin-angiotensin-system (RAS) inhibitors have proven efficacy in patients who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). A registry study has now assessed the use of RAS inhibitors in ...