Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor

Introduction: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor

Description of Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor: class of antihypertensive agents which act by inhibiting the proteolytic activation of angiotensin.
Source: Diseases Database

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor:

• Angiotensin converting enzyme
• Enzyme inhibitor
• Angiotensin
• Enzyme
• Inhibitor

Terms associated with Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor:

Terms Similar to Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor:

• ACE inhibitors
• Kininase II antagonists

Source: Diseases Database

• ACE Inhibitors
• Kininase II Inhibitors

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor

• Protease Inhibitors

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor

• ACE inhibitor

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor

The following list attempts to classify Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Molecular Mechanisms of Action
      • Enzyme Inhibitors
        • Protease Inhibitors
          • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

External links related to: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor

• Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in normotensive diabetic patients with microalbuminuria (Cochrane Review)
• RxMed: Pharmaceutical Information - ACE INHIBITORS

Source: Diseases Database

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