This medication is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, prescribed for high blood pressure. This medication is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor), prescribed ...

Hypotension is not a specific side effect with ACE inhibitors; rather, it is a broadening of the physiologic action of these drugs that occurs most commonly when a patient becomes volume contracted.

In a previous column, I discussed some common medications that can cause or worsen dry skin. In this column, we’ll look at ...

These blood pressure medications target the same process that ACE inhibitors and ARBs do. But they work on renin, an enzyme made by your kidneys, to stop angiotensin from being made. The result is ...

ACE inhibitors block the formation of a natural chemical that narrows blood vessels. These medications relax blood vessel walls, making it easier for blood to flow through them and resulting in ...

Acocrding to Centers for Disease Control: “Certain combinations of medications, such as the combined use of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or an angiotensin II receptor blocker ...

This study challenges the common practice of using ACE inhibitors as the first-choice treatment for high blood pressure. The ...

At the same time, high blood pressure is a major global health concern, affecting one in ten adults. It increases the risk of ...

The earlier trial also showed advantages over enalapril on hospitalisation and death rates when patients switched from an ACE inhibitor – enough to get Novartis’ drug included in treatment ...

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors are a class of oral medications that act primarily through blockade of the angiotensin converting enzyme. This enzyme converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II.

There remains an art as much as a science to the use of these drugs. The science behind ACE inhibitor use is well accepted, the art, however, is a work in progress, with many subtleties to use ...

For patients who are intolerant of ACE inhibitors, alternative medications are available. The combination of hydralazine and nitrates also decreases mortality for patients with systolic ...