Blood Pressure Drug Telmisartan Shows Powerful Activity Against Stroke

Telmisartan, a drug widely used to help control blood pressure, may have uniquely potent activity in preventing stroke, according to a new study conducted in an animal model. Whether they used the drug alone or in combination with a different type of antihypertensive medication, ramipril, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers found that rats fed a high-salt, stroke-inducing diet were completely protected from the brain attacks while on telmisartan. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Neurology / Neuroscience on December 15th, 2007