Southwestern Internal Medicine Conference: The Multifacetted Role of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Congestive Heart Failure

1988 ◽  
Vol 296 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-288
Author(s):  
By Brian G. Firth
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme ◽  
Enzyme Inhibitors ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

Endocrinologic Warfare: The Role of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Congestive Heart Failure

1990 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 318-331
Author(s):  
Mark A. Munger ◽  
Stephanie F. Gardner ◽  
Robert C. Jarvis
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme ◽  
Ace Inhibitors ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ◽  
Vasodilator Therapy ◽  
The Future

The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors represent the gold standard of vasodilator therapy for congestive heart failure through blunting of the endocrinologic manifestations of heart failure. The future role of these agents may be in the asymptomatic and mild stages of heart failure. ACE inhibitors have been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality with the natural history of this disease being altered. The future will bring many new ACE inhibitors to market, with the challenge for physicians and pharmacists to understand the important distinctions of each specific agent. © 1990 by W.B. Saunders Company.

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