Antihypertensive drug: Difference between revisions

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* [[valsartan]]

* [[Fimasartan]]

In 2004, an article in the [[BMJ]] examined the evidence for and against the suggestion that angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the risk of [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack). The matter was debated in 2006 in the medical journal of the [[American Heart Association]]. There is no consensus on whether ARBs have a tendency to increase MI, but there is also no substantive evidence to indicate that ARBs are able to reduce MI.~~{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}~~

In 2004, an article in the [[BMJ]] examined the evidence for and against the suggestion that angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the risk of [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack). The matter was debated in 2006 in the medical journal of the [[American Heart Association]]. There is no consensus on whether ARBs have a tendency to increase MI, but there is also no substantive evidence to indicate that ARBs are able to reduce MI.

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==Vasodilators==

[[Vasodilator]]s act directly on the [[smooth muscle]] of arteries to relax their walls so blood can move more easily through them; they are only used in [[hypertensive emergency|hypertensive emergencies]] or when other drugs have failed, and even so are rarely given alone.~~{{cn|date=March 2023}}~~

[[Vasodilator]]s act directly on the [[smooth muscle]] of arteries to relax their walls so blood can move more easily through them; they are only used in [[hypertensive emergency|hypertensive emergencies]] or when other drugs have failed, and even so are rarely given alone.

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==Aldosterone receptor antagonist==

[[Aldosterone]] receptor antagonists:~~{{cn|date=March 2023}}~~

[[Aldosterone]] receptor antagonists:

* [[eplerenone]]

* [[spironolactone]]

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 * [[valsartan]]
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-In 2004, an article in the [[BMJ]] examined the evidence for and against the suggestion that angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the risk of [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack). The matter was debated in 2006 in the medical journal of the [[American Heart Association]]. There is no consensus on whether ARBs have a tendency to increase MI, but there is also no substantive evidence to indicate that ARBs are able to reduce MI.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
+In 2004, an article in the [[BMJ]] examined the evidence for and against the suggestion that angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the risk of [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack). The matter was debated in 2006 in the medical journal of the [[American Heart Association]]. There is no consensus on whether ARBs have a tendency to increase MI, but there is also no substantive evidence to indicate that ARBs are able to reduce MI.
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-[[Vasodilator]]s act directly on the [[smooth muscle]] of arteries to relax their walls so blood can move more easily through them; they are only used in [[hypertensive emergency|hypertensive emergencies]] or when other drugs have failed, and even so are rarely given alone.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
+[[Vasodilator]]s act directly on the [[smooth muscle]] of arteries to relax their walls so blood can move more easily through them; they are only used in [[hypertensive emergency|hypertensive emergencies]] or when other drugs have failed, and even so are rarely given alone.
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-[[Aldosterone]] receptor antagonists:{{cn|date=March 2023}}
+[[Aldosterone]] receptor antagonists:
 * [[eplerenone]]
 * [[spironolactone]]