Background Thresholds for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms vary considerably among
countries. Methods We examined differences between England and the United States in the …

The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are a class of drugs primarily used to
treat hypertension, although patients with heart failure or chronic kidney disease may be on …

Background: In some patients with renal disease, use of angiotensin-converting enzyme
(ACE) inhibitors is thought to improve renal function, whereas in others their use leads to …

PREVIEW Lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) involves more than treatment
of individual risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. In this …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common degenerative condition with high mortality in
older men. Elective surgical or endovascular repair is performed to prevent rupture of large …

Wide use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in clinical settings is to a
certain extent associated with a small number of side effects developing after taking the …

Earlier work from Pilote and colleagues also suggests that ACE inhibitors may not have a
class effect. 18 Similar to the current analysis, the previous study analyzed data from an …

Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur in up to 9% of adults older than 65 years of age, and the
rupture of these aneurysms accounts for about 15,000 deaths in the United States annually …

Objective: To evaluate the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and
angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) on all-cause & cardiovascular (CV) mortality in …

Angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been extensively used for the
treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease, but several concerns have been raised …