The 2014 US Guidelines for Adult Hypertension Treatment (JNC8) recommend four categories of antihypertensive drugs: thiazide diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) and calcium channel antagonists (CCB). Among them, ACEI and ARB drugs play a very important role in the treatment of hypertension. From the doctor’s point of view, they are [precision guided weapons] among antihypertensive drugs. The functions of these two drugs are somewhat similar. Let’s introduce them together. ACEI antihypertensive drugs are usually named after [XX], such as captopril, enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, peridopril, etc. ARB is usually called [sartan] antihypertensive drugs, including telmisartan, losartan, valsartan, candesartan, irbesartan, etc. Precision guided hypotension The antihypertensive effect of these two drugs is related to [angiotensin]. It is Read More …