[2] Like other ARBs, caution also should be used in patients whose arterial blood pressure or renal function are dependent on the renin-angiotensin system (e.g., renal artery stenosis) as it may ...

So for persons with cardiovascular or kidney disease, including microalbuminuria, or with cardiovascular risk factors in addition to diabetes and hypertension, an ACEi or ARB should be started.

your doctor may recommend switching to an ARB. Doctors have also learned that starting combination therapies early in treatment for hypertension is often the best approach. "Up until recently ...

No cases of potassium levels exceeding 6.0 mmol/L were observed.