To date, no studies have evaluated the acute elevation in serum creatinine post-ACE inhibitor initiation and the predictors of subsequent discontinuation following an elevated serum creatinine. This ...

Background/Aim Use of ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) has been associated with an increased risk of cataract in a previous observational study in humans. In contrast, ACEIs were associated with beneficial ...

Effects of varying base-case estimates on the incremental cost–effectiveness ratio of treating all patients with advanced renal insufficiency with an ACE inhibitor versus no ACE inhibitor ...

Patients who took the ACE inhibitor enalapril while undergoing cancer treatment with high-dose anthracycline chemotherapy did not show any difference in troponin T levels at one month after their last ...

Background: This study aimed to observe the correlation between renal cortical blood perfusion (CBP) parameters and BP response in patients with severe renal artery stenosis (RAS) who underwent ...

Background: Around 9–15% of ischemic strokes are related to internal carotid artery (ICA)-stenosis ≥50%. However, the extent to which ICA-stenosis <50% causes ischemic cerebrovascular events is ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are oral medications that lower blood ...