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Effect of telmisartan on walking performance in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease. The TELEX Randomized Clinical Trial.

24 November 2022
Randomized clinical trials Vascular
McDermott M, Bazzano L, Peterson CA, Sufit R, Ferrucci L, Domanchuk K et al.

JAMA 2022; 328: 1315-1325.

After six months, Telmisartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker, did not improve six-minute walking distance compared with placebo in this study that included 114 patients (P=0.08).

Comment: Still no good medicines for claudication.

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