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Thursday, January 05, 2023

ARBs versus ACEi and the winner is ...

 The amount of analysis done on the comparison of the safety and efficacy or ARBs versus ACE inhibitors for treatment of hypertension is impressive and was recently  comprehensively reviewed  in this article (Why Are We Still Prescribing ACE Inhibitors? (medscape.com) in Circulation.ARBs are the clear winners . Over  30 years ago I decided to prescribe ARBs for myself and patients rather than ACE inhibitors and am pleased to see validation for that decision made on the basis of much less evidence than is now available. 

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