Suggest an ACEI or an ARB for Hypertension or Diabetic Kidney Disease
March 2016
A shift in thinking about the CV benefits of ARBs will lead to more use of ARBs instead of ACE inhibitors.
We're used to recommending ACEIs...since they have more CV outcomes data and SEEMED to have a bigger impact on CV events than ARBs.
And low-cost generic ACEIs have been available for years.
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