1. Overview of Angiotensin II-Receptor Antagonists.
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Pitt, Bertram and Konstam, Marvin A.
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ANGIOTENSIN-receptor blockers , *HYPERTENSION , *THERAPEUTICS , *HEART failure treatment , *ANGIOTENSIN converting enzyme , *BRADYKININ , *PHYSIOLOGY - Abstract
The article focuses on a study on impact of angiotensin II-receptor blockers (ARBs) on hypertension and heart failure treatment. Topics discussed include angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors' impact on renin-angiotensin system, angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptors activation by ARBs, bradykinin degradation regulated by angiotensin II and ARBs, blood pressure-lowering effect associated with ARBs and the ACE inhibitor Enalapril and angiotensin II effect blocked by the AT1 receptor.
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- 1998
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