Angiotensin II-receptor blockers: clinical relevance and therapeutic role

JE Rodgers, JH Patterson - American journal of health-system …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The limitations of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and the role of
angiotensin II-receptor blockers (ARBs) in the treatment of hypertension, heart failure, and …

Recent insight into therapy of congestive heart failure: focus on ACE inhibition and angiotensin-II antagonism

HP Brunner-La Rocca, G Vaddadi, MD Esler - Journal of the American …, 1999 - jacc.org
One possible intervention to interrupt the deleterious effects of the renin-angiotensin system
is suppression of angiotensin II (Ang II) formation by inhibition of angiotensin-converting …

Losartan: a selective angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonist for the treatment of heart failure

K Dickstein, P Timmermans, R Segal - Expert opinion on …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Losartan (COZAARΟχιρχ†) is the prototype of a new class of potent and selective
angiotensin II (AII) type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonists with the largest published preclinical …

Combination angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blocker therapy: its role in clinical practice

DA Sica - The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers are commonly
prescribed for the management of hypertension. In addition, each of these drug classes has …

Effectively targetting the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cardiovascular and renal disease: rationale for using angiotensin II receptor blockers in combination …

MS Weinberg, AJ Weinberg… - Journal of the renin …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is activated in hypertension, cardiac and
renal disease and is attributed as a major factor in the morbidity and mortality associated …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists in the treatment of heart failure caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction

GE Sander, JJ McKinnie, SS Greenberg… - Progress in cardiovascular …, 1999 - Elsevier
Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in left ventricular systolic
dysfunction is a critically important determinant in the pathophysiologic processes that lead …

Combined therapy with an angiotensin II receptor blocker and an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor in heart failure

DR Struckman, MP Rivey - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of chronic combination therapy
with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and an angiotensin II receptor …

Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in combination: theory and practice

DA Sica, WJ Elliott - The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers are commonly
used to treat hypertension and/or a range of progressive end‐organ diseases. The success …

The Role of the Renin‐Angiotensin‐Aldosterone System in the Management of Heart Failure

JE Rodgers, JH Patterson - Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous clinical trials have highlighted the role of the renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone
(RAA) system in the development and progression of heart failure. Over 30 randomized …

[HTML][HTML] Hypertensive therapy: attacking the renin-angiotensin system

T Bishop, VM Figueredo - Western Journal of Medicine, 2001 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Studies were identified by searching MEDLINE within yearparameters of 1970
and 2001 using the terms angiotensin-convertingenzyme inhibitor, angiotensin-receptor …