You may have heard that once hypertension wreaks havoc on your arteries, the damage is done--and that treatment can only improve vascular function and stop vascular disease from getting worse. But a new study on the drug olmesartan medoxomil, an angiotensin receptor blocker, suggests that with the right medication, it may be possible to restore vascular structure. Read more - <a href=\"http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/wfub-hte061708.php\">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/wfub-hte061708.php</a>

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Erasing Blood Vessel Damage

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