ACE Inhibitors/ARBs Appear On Par With Beta-blockers After Aortic Dissection
March 08, 2021 Over the long term, patients who survive an aortic dissection appear to do just as well treated with either beta-blockers or ACE inhibitors/ARBs rather than other antihypertensive drugs, a retrospective analysis suggests. Compared with other drug classes, beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors/ARBs each were associated with lower risks of all-cause hospital readmission and all-cause mortality over a span of up to 12 years, according to researchers led by Shao-Wei Chen, MD, PhD (Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan). There were no differences for any outc...
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