Sica Domenic A
Department of Medicine, Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Hypertension, Division of Nephrology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA 23298-0160, USA.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2007 Jan;9(1):78-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2007.6359.x.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers are regularly prescribed for the management of hypertension. Each of these drug classes has also been shown to provide survival benefits for patients with heart failure, proteinuric chronic kidney disease, and/or a high cardiac risk profile. The individual gains seen with each of these drug classes have led to speculation that their combination might offer additive if not synergistic outcome benefits. The foundation of this hypothesis, although biologically possible, has thus far not been sufficiently well proven to support the everyday use of these 2 drug classes in combination. Additional outcomes trials, which are currently proceeding to their conclusion, may provide the necessary proof to support an expanded use of these 2 drug classes in combination.
血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂和血管紧张素受体阻滞剂常用于治疗高血压。这两类药物还被证明对心力衰竭、蛋白尿性慢性肾病和/或高心脏风险的患者有生存益处。这两类药物各自带来的益处引发了一种推测,即它们联合使用可能会带来相加甚至协同的疗效。尽管从生物学角度来看这一假设是有可能成立的,但迄今为止尚未得到充分证实,无法支持这两类药物联合用于日常治疗。目前正在进行的其他疗效试验可能会提供必要的证据,以支持扩大这两类药物联合使用的范围。