when it's better to use an ACE inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)

December 2007

There's confusion about when it's better to use an ACE inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB).

ACE inhibitors and ARBs are both widely used in patients with heart disease...diabetes...or kidney problems.

But they work in different ways, so there are questions about which to try first.

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