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).
Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hypertension-ABPM Center 3rd department of Internal Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Tufts University-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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