New results from the landmark ONTARGET(R) Trial show that, in Asian patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), telmisartan (MICARDIS(R)) 80mg is as effective as, and significantly better tolerated than, ramipril 10mg in reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke and hospitalisation for congestive heart failure.(1) These preliminary results were presented today at the 19th Great Wall -International Cardiology Congress (GW-ICC) in Beijing, China. Telmisartan and