Atacand.com - Healthcare resource for hypertension and heart failure
Title
Atacand - Home
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- Atacand® (candesartan cilexetil) is an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), indicated for the treatment of patients with hypertension and patients with chronic heart failure(CHF) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
- Atacand® acts on the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), which plays an important role in regulating blood pressure. Angiotensin II, the main effector hormone in the RAS, mediates a wide range of responses such as vasoconstriction, sodium and fluid retention, cell growth, and sympathetic activation. Atacand® binds to the AT1-receptor thereby blocking it's interaction with angiotensin II.
Languages
English
Logos
