Telmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist (ARB) used in the management of hypertension. Generally, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) such as telmisartan bind to the angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptors with high affinity, causing inhibition of the action of angiotensin II on vascular smooth muscle, ultimately leading to a reduction in arter...
Used alone or in combination with other classes of antihypertensives for the treatment of hypertension. Also used in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as the treatment of congestive heart failure (only in patients who cannot tolerate ACE inhibitors).
Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Dartmouth Health, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Kasralainy hospital, faculty of medicine, Cairo university, Cairo, Egypt
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Zumpango, Zumpango, Estado De Mexico, Mexico
CHU de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Bordeaux university Hospital, Bordeaux, France
CNGE, Paris, France
CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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