Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (commonly ACE inhibitors) are a "class of drugs whose main indications are the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. They exert their hemodynamic effect mainly by inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system. They also modulate sympathetic nervous system activity and increase prostaglandin synthesis. They cause mainly vasodilation and mild natriuresis without affecting heart rate and contractility.[1]

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  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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