Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

Given the equal outcome efficacy but fewer adverse events with ARBs, risk-to-benefit analysis in aggregate indicates that at present there is little, if any, reason to use ACE inhibitors for the treatment of hypertension or its compelling indications - Franz Messerli, MD

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

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Use of antihypertensive drugs generates pressure-packed debate in COVID-19 era

Since the beginning of the pandemic, everything and its opposite has been said about antihypertensive medications. Used in patients suffering from high blood pressure, these medications were first thought to aggravate the consequences of COVID-19 before being considered as a new therapeutic avenue for the same disease.

As a PhD candidate in pharmaceutical sciences at the faculty of pharmacy and the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer in Montréal, I believe it is important to observe the need for rigorous scientific research before disseminating conclusions on such a subject, especially during a health crisis.

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 Use of antihypertensive drugs generates pressure-packed debate in COVID-19 era

The results of the clinical studies in Kansas and Minnesota will provide the first concrete information to clarify the real involvement of losartan, and perhaps this type of antihypertensive in general, in the evolution of COVID-19. At the same time, they will also provide the first answers as to whether this antihypertensive drug is taken at risk or, on the contrary, beneficial in the current context.

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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are mainly used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure. They can also reduce the risk of kidney damage in people with diabetes.

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