Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are oral medications that lower ...

ACE inhibitors are used to treat hypertension, systolic congestive heart failure and as nephroprotection in diabetic nephropathy. They are also used during acute myocardial infarction and left ...

Two groups of drugs, the ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonists (angiotensin receptor blockers [ARBs]) have been developed with the aim of improving clinical outcomes by ...

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 ...

Inhibition of the renin–angiotensin system using either an angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) effectively decreases rates of urinary protein ...