Review: The revised role of ACE-inhibition after myocardial infarction in the thrombolytic/primary PCI era

Many studies have investigated the process of left ventricular (LV) dilatation and the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors after myocardial infarction (MI). It has been generally accepted that progression of LV dilatation is a major predictor of heart failure and death after MI...

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Main Authors: Pieter J de Kam, Adriaan A Voors, Francesco Fici, Dirk J van Veldhuisen, Wiek H van Gilst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2004-12-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2004.035