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

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) ...

Combination treatments with two or more blood pressure drugs can significantly reduce blood pressure in patients taking ibrutinib, according to a new study published in Blood Advances. Almost half of ...

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 ...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors -- ACE inhibitors for short -- are effective antihypertensive drugs. They block the formation of the hormone angiotensin II, which plays a central role in the ...

DALLAS – July 17, 2002 – A drug widely used to treat patients with heart failure is as effective for black patients as it is for white patients, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical ...

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 ...

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