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 ...

Credit: Getty Images. Currently, ACE inhibitors and ARBs are both recommended as first-line therapies for the treatment of hypertension according to US and European guidelines. Angiotensin receptor ...

Boston, MA - A new study shows a significant reduction in the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and dementia among subjects taking angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), compared with those taking ACE ...

The side effects of ACEIs and ARBs may be resulting in less frequent use in a population that could benefit from these medications. A new study found that continuous ACEI/ARB use prior to dialysis ...

Li and colleagues [3] evaluated the incidence of dementia and the rate of disease progression among hypertensive patients aged 65 years or older (n = 819,491) taking ARBs, lisinopril, or other ...

People on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) did well to stay the course even when kidney function dropped, researchers found in a retrospective ...

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are drugs that treat certain conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels as well as a kidney condition resulting from diabetes. People generally tolerate ...