1 - University of California, San Diego

ACE inhibitors should be used first line for diabetic patients. New guidelines may be made to simplify which agent to choose. It is based on the theory that the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is over-active in the “younger” (age < 60) hypertensive and that first choice agent should be ACE inhibitor / AII antagonist or Beta blocker. ................
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