ARBs are a good choice for hypertensive patients with the metabolic syndrome (associated obesity) and there are compelling indications for their use in postmyocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy, chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria or albuminuria for ACE-intolerant patients and for the secondary prevention of stroke.5 The evidence for therapeutic equivalence of telmisartan versus ACE inhibitors resides in direct major comparison trials with ramipril and perindopril. Here, ACE is linked to chronic kidney disease.