Chronic high-dose angiotensin receptor blocker use associated with cancer risk

Cumulative exposure to high-dose angiotensin receptor blockers was associated with excess risk for cancer, according to a meta-regression analysis published in PLOS One.
“About 200 million people are treated with an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) globally. This analysis shows that when 200 million people are exposed to daily high doses of an ARB for 4.7 years, 1.7 million excess cancers could be caused by this class of drugs,” Ilke Sipahi, MD, FACC, FESC, associate professor of cardiology at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in Istanbul, told Healio. “If ARBs had been superior to

Cumulative exposure to high-dose angiotensin receptor blockers was associated with excess risk for cancer, according to a meta-regression analysis published in PLOS One.
“About 200 million people are treated with an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) globally. This analysis shows that when 200 million people are exposed to daily high doses of an ARB for 4.7 years, 1.7 million excess cancers could be caused by this class of drugs,” Ilke Sipahi, MD, FACC, FESC, associate professor of cardiology at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in Istanbul, told Healio. “If ARBs had been superior to