Among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the risk for all-cause mortality was significantly lower with vs. without ...

ACE inhibitors are well-established for limiting morbidity and mortality after MI, particularly in patients with LV dysfunction, heart failure, or both. To test the hypothesis that an ...

In a patient on an ACE inhibitor, how do you monitor serum creatinine, especially when it’s starting to rise? Do you ever stop the ACE inhibitor and change to another BP medication? How does the ...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are the mainstay of therapy for patients with systemic sclerosis in scleroderma renal crisis, however mortality remains high even in the post-ACE ...

For immediate post-MI patients, sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto; Novartis) does not significantly decrease the risk of heart failure (HF) or CV death compared with an ACE inhibitor, the PARADISE-MI ...

Researchers recently reported a preliminary signal of possible structural damage in the kidneys of six patients after long-term treatment with a renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor, a superclass ...

OBJECTIVES: Many patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience a delay in treatment or fail to initiate treatment with guideline-recommended angiotensin-converting ...

Since the introduction of ARBs, the question that has pervaded each clinician’s mind is whether or not these drugs serve an advantage in conditions long addressed by ACE inhibitors. Matchar et al ...

An ACE inhibitor can prevent or reduce heart enlargement. * THE QUESTION Does a drug that fights high blood pressure also prevent or limit thickening of the heart, and would it reduce illness or death ...

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, a type of blood pressure medication, are usually well tolerated, but one of their rare side effects is angioedema. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) ...