whether it's dangerous to combine an ACE inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)

Patients are asking whether it's dangerous to combine an ACE inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB).

This started with the recent Canadian hypertension update.

Now the Heart and Stroke Foundation is recommending that patients see their doctor if they're on both an ACE inhibitor and ARB for hypertension.