Journal of Hypertension: Open Access

ACE Inhibitors or Sartans in the Treatment of Hypertension: A Needless Discussion?

Abstract

Jan Vaclavik and Jiri Sliva

ACE inhibitors and sartans are two broadly used groups of drugs in the treatment of essential arterial hypertension. Even though they possess similar efficacy, there has been a continuous discussion concerning their preferences. Hence, the authors consider the pros and cons regarding the efficacy of these two groups in the context of relevant published data.