Major trials with angiotensin receptor blockers in specific cardiovascular conditions.
Abbreviations: CHARM, Candesartan in Heart failure: Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidity; ELITE, evaluation of Losartan in the elderly; I-PRESERVE, Irbesartan in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Study; IRMA, Irbesartan in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Microalbuminuria; LIFE, Losartan intervention for End Point Reduction; ONTARGET, Ongoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination with Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial; OPTIMAAL, Optimal Trial in Myocardial Infarction with the Angiotensin II Antagonist Losartan; RENAAL, Reduction of Endpoints in NIDDM with the Angiotensin II Antagonist Losartan; SCOPE, Study on Cognition and Prognosis in the Elderly; VALIANT, Valsartan in Acute Myocardial infarction; Val-HEFT, Valsartan Heart Failure Trial; VALUE, Valsartan Antihypertensive Long-term Use Evaluation.