new category of antihypertensives called direct renin inhibitors
March 2007
You'll hear about a new category of antihypertensives called direct renin inhibitors.
They inhibit the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system earlier in the cascade than ACE inhibitors or ARBs.
Renin inhibitors block the first step. They inhibit ACTIVATION of the whole system.
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