title: Role of angiotensin receptor blockers in the prevention and treatment of arrhythmias.
abstract: The renin-angiotensin system is a key regulatory system that is activated in many forms of cardiovascular disease. It is well established that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are important therapeutic agents in the treatment of hypertension, myocardial infarction, and congestive heart failure. More recent research has suggested that renin-angiotensin system activation may also play a critical role in the genesis of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. The possible role of renin-angiotensin system activation in arrhythmogenesis suggests that ACE inhibitors and ARBs may be important therapeutic agents in the prevention and treatment of arrhythmias. This review summarizes the current evidence for the use of ARBs in the treatment of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, USA.
authors.forename: Shaila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Jagat
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Narula
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marelli
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cesario
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000804:Angiotensin II