What Doctors Don't Tell YouInstead of directly blocking angiotensin II, ACE inhibitors slow the activity of the angiotensin-converting enzyme, which catalyses the formation of angiotensin II from angiotensin I in the blood. As there are other pathways for the formation of...
Additional side-effects of angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) include:
Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists, also known as ‘angiotensin-receptor blockers’ (ARBs), are medications that block the action of angiotensin II, a hormone that causes the muscles around the blood vessels to contract, increasing vascular pressure...
