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 Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shanxi, China
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Algorithme Pharma, An Altasciences Company, Mount-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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