• Nippon Rinsho · Oct 2001

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    [Review of randomized trials of angiotensin receptor blockers in the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure].

    • H Rakugi and T Ogihara.
    • Department of Geriatric Medicine, Osaka University Medical School.
    • Nippon Rinsho. 2001 Oct 1; 59 (10): 2051-61.

    AbstractAngiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are the first-line drugs for the treatment of congestive heart failure, but many patients could not receive those benefits because of intolerance. Recent randomized trials of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) in the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure elucidated clinical benefits of ARB as well as ACE inhibitors. ELITE II showed equivalent effect on mortality and morbidity between losartan and captopril and less adverse events in losartan. Val-HeFT showed additive benefits of valsartan on standard treatment with ACE inhibitors, diuretics and digitalis in patients with heart failure. CHARM would be elucidate the clinical usefulness of candesartan cilexetil in a broad spectrum of patients with symptomatic heart failure including patients whose LVEF greater than 40%.

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