Do irbesartan and amlodipine reduce cardiovascular events in diabetic patients?

Millard, P.S.

Journal of Family Practice 52(8): 593-594

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509
PMID: 12899808
Document Number: 561862
When added to antihypertensive treatment in patients with diabetes and nephropathy, neither the angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) irbesartan nor the calcium channel blocker amlodipine reduced the overall occurrence of cardiovascular events. However, irbesartan decreased the rate of heart failure and amlodipine reduced the rate of acute myocardial infarction.

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