Cozaar (losartan) is NOT more effective than the ACE inhibitor captopril for heart failure
December 1999
The latest word is that Cozaar (losartan) is NOT more effective than the ACE inhibitor captopril for heart failure.
We know that ACE inhibitors improve survival in CHF patients. But some can't tolerate them...usually because of cough.
Cozaar and other angiotensin II blockers are better tolerated.
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