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).
Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Center for Cardiovascular Research, University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Med. Dept. 2, University Munich, Munich, Germany
University Hospital, Aachen, NRW, Germany
1235.14.003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
1235.14.002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
1235.14.004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
The third hospital affiliated to the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
Chair of Cardiology Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Clinical Research Center, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
ALTI, Angers, France
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Kyunggi-do, Korea, Republic of
Andromed Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Saitama Medical School Department of Renal Medicine, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Tufts University-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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