{"title":"Olmesartan: 360-degree Perspectives Befitting an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker.","authors":"Sadanand Shetty, Anil Bhoraskar, Banshi Saboo, Satyanarayan Routray, Mangesh Tiwaskar, L Sreenivasamurthy, Vijay Kumar Shrivas, Anooja Jose, Charmy Prajapati, Amit Qamra, Parthasarathy Muralidharan","doi":"10.59556/japi.72.0780","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>India has a high burden of hypertension (HTN), which is often poorly controlled, leading to hypertension-mediated organ damage (HMOD). In the management of HTN, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) assume prime importance, being first-line agents for most patient subgroups. Olmesartan is a highly efficacious ARB that demonstrates sustained blood pressure (BP) reduction over 24 hours. Moreover, it also assumes a protective role by reducing microvascular inflammation, left ventricular hypertrophy, proteinuria, vascular stiffness, central aortic BP, cardiocerebrovascular events and atrial fibrillation. To enhance therapeutic compliance and achieve BP goals, single-pill combinations with other antihypertensive agents are also available. This review holistically summarizes the evidence of olmesartan for HTN management for not only BP reduction but also organoprotective effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":22693,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India","volume":"72 12","pages":"59-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.59556/japi.72.0780","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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India has a high burden of hypertension (HTN), which is often poorly controlled, leading to hypertension-mediated organ damage (HMOD). In the management of HTN, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) assume prime importance, being first-line agents for most patient subgroups. Olmesartan is a highly efficacious ARB that demonstrates sustained blood pressure (BP) reduction over 24 hours. Moreover, it also assumes a protective role by reducing microvascular inflammation, left ventricular hypertrophy, proteinuria, vascular stiffness, central aortic BP, cardiocerebrovascular events and atrial fibrillation. To enhance therapeutic compliance and achieve BP goals, single-pill combinations with other antihypertensive agents are also available. This review holistically summarizes the evidence of olmesartan for HTN management for not only BP reduction but also organoprotective effects.