Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), particularly losartan, are associated with a lower risk for incident epilepsy in patients with hypertension and no preexisting stroke or cardiovascular disease ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Angiotensin receptor blockers were associated with worse outcomes in patients with celiac disease ...

Hypertension control is critical to prevent stroke. With several clinical trials conducted over the last decade, it seems that the use of an angiotensin-modulating antihypertensive agent conveys ...

Patients who start their blood pressure treatment with angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) drugs continue with the same medicine to a greater extent than patients who start out with other drugs.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease may benefit from use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors ...

Losartan may help stop the epileptic process in certain patients with hypertension. An observational study that analyzed medical records of 2.26 million patients with hypertension found a roughly 30% ...

(HealthDay News) — Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are just as effective and safe as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), according to research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Expanded indication supported by mixed bag of trial data ...

Researchers found that the incidence of epilepsy was reduced with use of ARBs vs ACEs, β-blockers, and a combination of other antihypertensive classes. HealthDay News — For patients with hypertension, ...

Nearly half of all adults in the United States have high blood pressure, and the drugs used to treat it, while effective, ...