Will more complete inhibition of the RAAS with angiotensin receptor blockade improve survival following myocardial infarction?

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have a well-established role in the management of patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart failure and myocardial infarction (MI). ACE inhibitors have been particularly well studied in acute and chronic MI with consistent and substantial survival ben...

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Main Author: Marc A Pfeffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2000-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:http://jra.sagepub.com/content/1/2_suppl/S41.full.pdf