Adverse Effects of Combination Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Plus Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Quantitative Review of Data From Randomized Clinical Trials
Phillips CO, Kashani A, Ko DK, Francis G, Krumholz HM. Adverse Effects of Combination Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Plus Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Quantitative Review of Data From Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Internal Medicine 2007, 167: 1930-1936. PMID: 17923591, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.18.1930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin II receptor blockersSymptomatic left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionII receptor blockersVentricular dysfunctionAdverse effectsMedication discontinuationReceptor blockersSymptomatic hypotensionRenal functionACE inhibitorsClinical trialsRelative riskEnzyme inhibitorsAngiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitorsACE inhibitor therapyHealth clinical trialsChronic heart failureRandomized clinical trialsAcute myocardial infarctionConfidence intervalsRandom-effects modelSignificant increaseEligible RCTsHeart failure