Mechanism of Action of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors in Hypertension and Heart Failure
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Drugs
- Vol. 39 (Supplement) , 11-16
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-199000392-00004
Abstract
The contribution of plasma versus tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) to pathophysiology and drug effect is reviewed. The data suggest that tissue ACE is important in influencing local...Keywords
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