Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ACE inhibitor drug, C20H28N2O5, used in its maleate form to treat hypertension.
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- noun An
angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment ofhypertension and some types ofchronic heart failure .
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- noun an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In that case, newer and more expensive drugs called ACE inhibitors, such as enalapril (Vasotec and generic) and lisinopril (Prinivil and generic), offer special benefits, since they not only lower blood pressure but protect the kidneys from diabetes-related damage.
Older, cheaper drugs best first choice for high blood pressure in people with pre-diabetes 2008
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In that case, newer and more expensive drugs called ACE inhibitors, such as enalapril (Vasotec and generic) and lisinopril (Prinivil and generic), offer special benefits, since they not only lower blood pressure but protect the kidneys from diabetes-related damage.
Older, cheaper drugs best first choice for high blood pressure in people with pre-diabetes 2008
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The one exception: Combining a potassium-retaining diuretic and an ACE inhibitor, such as benazepril (generic, Lotensin), captopril (generic, Capoten), or enalapril (generic, Vasotec), can cause worrisome potassium accumulation even in people with healthy kidneys.
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And, of course, his mom is always there to check Gage's blood pressure regularly with a home monitor, and to make sure the second-grader doesn't skip a dose of his once-a-day enalapril.
So Young and So Many Pills Anna Wilde Mathews 2010
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Cohn et al., “A comparison of enalapril with hydralazine-isosorbide dinitrate in the treatment of chronic congestive heart failure,” New England Journal of Medicine 325 1991, 303–310.
The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010
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The one exception: Combining a potassium-retaining diuretic and an ACE inhibitor, such as benazepril (generic, Lotensin), captopril (generic, Capoten), or enalapril (generic, Vasotec), can cause worrisome potassium accumulation even in people with healthy kidneys.
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Lisinopril is a fine drug, as is benazepril, enalapril and many others.
The Dirty Little Secret About Patients as Partners in Health Care 1 Dinosaur 2009
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One study compares two different surgical approaches; the other looks at whether giving the ACE-inhibitor enalapril to such infants on top of other medicines improves their outcomes.
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The study group has so far tried seven different chemicals, including aspirin and the cardiovascular drug enalapril, generally with middling results.
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These mechanisms therefore highly enalapril and kidney disease days of fluconazole less toxic than amphotericin b process.
Big Wall Street Journal Poll Contains Comfort For Both Parties 2009
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