The angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) losartan led to hypotension and failed to improve mortality in patients hospitalized for acute COVID-19, according to the randomized, prospective -- and ...

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are medications that relax blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more freely, which lowers blood pressure. ARBs are used to treat hypertension (high blood ...

In the largest comparison of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to date, a study of nearly 2.3 million patients starting the drugs as monotherapy ...

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 ...

"In our study, we found that patients taking ARBs were more likely to die from suicide than similar patients taking ACE inhibitors (ACEIs), with an odds ratio of 1.63. This means that for every 100 ...

The first study of its kind reports that patients should keep taking well-known heart medications. Patients with heart conditions that require angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and ...

The commercial availability of three angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as generic medications led to an increase in immediate and delayed adverse events, according to the results of a new study. In ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common heart rhythm disorder. With AFib, the beating of the upper chambers of your heart (the atria) becomes irregular, and blood has a harder time reaching ...