ACE inhibitors and protection against pneumonia in elderly patients with stroke
- 8 February 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 64 (3) , 573-574
- https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000150897.14961.0f
Abstract
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been shown to improve silent aspiration3 and prevent pneumonia in elderly patients with stroke.4 However, little is known about whether ACE inhibitors have a beneficial role in reducing the risk of pneumonia as compared to other classes of antihypertensive drugs in elderly patients with stroke. Thus, we investigated whether ACE inhibitors can reduce the risk of pneumonia …Keywords
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