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Rapid response to:

Papers

Angiotensin receptor blockers and risk of myocardial infarction: systematic review

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38595.518542.3A (Published 13 October 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:873

Rapid Response:

What are they good for?

If these drugs have no effect one or the other on myocardial
infarction ,why on earth are we continuing to prescribe them? I think if I
had hypertension or existing coronary heart disease I might like a drug
which worked even if it did make me cough.

Competing interests:
None declared

Competing interests: No competing interests

15 October 2005
Kevin Pearce
GP
HA26HL