PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - Young, James AU - Dunlap, Mark E. AU - Peterson, Ross C. TI - ACE inhibitors vs ARBs: Is one class better for heart failure? DP - 2002 May 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 433--438 VI - 69 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/5/433.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/5/433.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2002 May 01; 69 AB - Although angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors decrease mortality in heart failure, they incompletely suppress angiotensin II with long-term therapy. Since angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) block the biologic effects of angiotensin II more completely than ACE inhibitors, they could be beneficial in the treatment of heart failure.