Review of role of the angiotensi converting enzyme inhibitors
- Author:
Chinh Thi Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
drug
- MeSH:
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors;
Pharmaceutical Preparations
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2000;383(6):22-24
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors have a good effects for patients with primary hypertension and in solving some outcomes of the diseases leading to left ventricular insuffiency. The mechanism of the drugs is to bind zinc ion of angiotension converting enzyme. Therefore, the effect of converting angiotensin I into angiotension II was lost. Angiotension II has effect of the smooth muscle stimulation, aldosterone excretion, hemodynamic change, catecholomine release and glucocorticoid exeretion.
