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% ...

Patients taking ACE inhibitors and ARBs saw a 16% reduction in their risk of cancer progression (HR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.71-0.99; ...

Despite the availability of effective antihypertensive therapies, global blood pressure control rates remain unacceptably low. Contributing factors, such as low treatment adherence, therapeutic ...

Among four classes of blood pressure medication, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) had the highest medication persistence, meaning patients taking the drugs were most likely to stay on them. This ...

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with celiac disease who take an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) may experience worse outcomes, such as increased risk of iron deficiency, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, ...

Commonly prescribed heart medications, including statins and diuretics, do not negatively affect the survival of ...

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 ...

The Morbidity and Mortality after Stroke, Eprosartan Compared with Nitrendipine for Secondary Prevention (MOSES) study was conceived in 1997, when there was little evidence guiding antihypertensive ...

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, ...

LOS ANGELES -- Use of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) was linked to a lower risk of epilepsy after an acute ischemic stroke, according to an observational study. Among hypertensive patients, ARB ...