Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for Mortality Reduction in Congestive Heart Failure: Should Approval Be Granted for a Class Effect?

JS Borer, JC Somberg - FUNDAMENTAL AND CLINICAL …, 1999 - taylorfrancis.com
One consistent finding in heart failure therapy for the last decade has been the singular
utility of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. At least six of these agents …

Review of randomized trials of angiotensin receptor blockers in the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure

H Rakugi, T Ogihara - Nihon rinsho. Japanese Journal of Clinical …, 2001 - europepmc.org
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are the first-line drugs for the treatment of
congestive heart failure, but many patients could not receive those benefits because of …

Effects of angiotensin II antagonists in comparison to ACE inhibitors in patients with heart failure due to systolic left ventricular dysfunction

B Pitt - Heart failure reviews, 1999 - Springer
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been shown to reduce morbidity and
mortality in patients with heart failure due to systolic left ventricular dysfunction and are …

The effects of angiotensin‐receptor blockers on mortality and morbidity in heart failure: a systematic review

MC Shibata, RT Tsuyuki… - International journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Trials evaluating angiotensin‐receptor blockers in heart failure (HF) have
shown inconsistent results. Objective: To evaluate the effect of angiotensin II (AII) receptor …

Current controversies with ACE inhibitor treatment in heart failure

FC Visser, CA Visser - Cardiology-Basel, 1996 - karger.com
Although the beneficial effects of angiotensin-con verting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on symp
toms. morbidity and mortality have been proven beyond any doubt, some controversies …

Translational success stories: angiotensin receptor 1 antagonists in heart failure

LJ Dell'Italia - Circulation research, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
The title of the proposed series of reviews is Translational Success Stories. The definition of
“translation” according to Webster is,“an act, process, or instance of translating as a …

Inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system in established cardiac failure

K Chatterjee - Heart, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Congestive heart failure is a common clinical syndrome and recent epidemiologic surveys
indicate that its incidence is increasing. It has been estimated that as many as four million …

Blockade of the renin angiotensin system in heart failure: the potential place of angiotensin II receptor blockers.

DJ Van Veldhuisen, AA Voors - European Heart Journal, 2000 - europepmc.org
A comment on this article appears in" Clinical implications of increased plasma angiotensin
II concentrations despite ACE inhibitor therapy in patients with congestive heart failure: the …

ACE inhibitors in heart failure: what more do we need to know?

C Demers, A Mody, KK Teo, RS McKelvie - American journal of …, 2005 - Springer
ACE inhibitors have significantly decreased cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction
(MI), and hospitalizations for heart failure (HF) in patients with asymptomatic or symptomatic …

Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers and congestive heart failure

JW Auer, R Berent, B Eber - Circulation, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
We read with great interest the review on angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers by Michel
Burnier. 1 He quotes previous investigations, including the results of the Losartan Heart …