angiotensin-receptor blocker

noun

variants or angiotensin receptor blocker or angiotensin II receptor blocker

: any of a class of drugs (as losartan and valsartan) that block the effects of angiotensin II by inhibiting access to a subset of its receptors and that are used especially in the treatment of hypertension

Newer drugs called angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) work in a way similar to the ACE inhibitors and have a very low side-effect profile …—

James L. Januzzi

The newer angiotensin II receptor blockers also relax blood vessels.—

Jane E. Allen

—abbreviation ARB

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