Role of angiotensin II in cardiovascular disease therapeutic implications of more than a century of research.
More than a century of research on the reninangiotensin system (RAS) has uncovered the widespread involvement of angiotensin II (Ang II) in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases. A number of outcomes-based mega trials utilising hard clinical endpoints have revealed beneficial effects of angiotensin receptor antagonists (AIIAs/ARBs) in patients with hypertension, heart failure, diabetic nephropathy, and post-myocardial infarction (MI). The results of these studies not only emphasise the importance of Ang II in the pathophysiology of these diseases but have provided the basis for an evidence-based approach for the use of AIIAs in clinical practice. It is hoped that the next 100 years of research into the RAS will uncover hitherto unimaginable therapeutic opportunities.
Ferrario
Carlos M
CM
The Hypertension and Vascular Disease Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157-1032, USA. cferrari@wfubmc.edu
D000804:Angiotensin II / 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; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000092502:Renin Inhibitors
D000804:Angiotensin II; D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists; D000092502:Renin Inhibitors