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ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR [1 record]

Record 1 2006-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A [category] of drug used to treat high blood pressure ... by inhibiting an enzyme called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and preventing the production of a hormone called angiotensin 11, which causes blood vessels to contract.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Biochimie
CONT

Les inhibiteurs de l'enzyme convertissant l'angiotensine I représentent une nouvelle classe d'agents qui a été conçue pour ne retenir que cette propriété unique; par suite de cette inhibition.

OBS

L'administration de ces agents entraîne une réduction significative de la pression sanguine élevée d'étiologies diverses et une amélioration dans les symptômes associés à l'insuffisance cardiaque résistante aux glucosides et aux diurétiques.

Spanish

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