RAAS inhibition/blockade in patients with cardiovascular disease: Implications of recent large-scale randomised trials for clinical practice

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1205-1208

  Pitt, Bertram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BRADYKININ; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; QUINAPRIL; RAMIPRIL; TELMISARTAN; TRANDOLAPRIL; VALSARTAN;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 67650732533     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.167080     Document Type: Editorial

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