The renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in the regulation of arterial blood
pressure and in the development of some forms of clinical and experimental hypertension. It …

Angiotensin has many different actions, most of which relate, either directly or indirectly, to
the regulation of blood pressure, fluid, and electrolyte homeostasis (1, 2). In addition to …

Captopril is an orally active inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and has been
widely studied in the treatment of patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension …

Background The sympathoadrenal and the renin-angiotensin systems are involved in blood
pressure regulation and are known to be markedly activated during cardiac surgery …

Renovascular hypertension is a potentially curable form of high blood pressure. However, it
is unclear how best to select patients who are likely to have renovascular hypertension, what …

Previous studies from our laboratory have shown that chronic intracerebroventricular
administration of captopril attenuates the development of hypertension in the spontaneously …

The effects of enalapril, 20 mg orally, on the responses to baroreflex activation and
deactivation by respectively phenylephrine and nitroglycerin were investigated in …

Objectives Patients chronically treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
(ACEIs) may develop hypotension after induction of general anesthesia. A fraction of these …

The effects of 30-min intravenous infusions of 8-arginine vasopressin (AVP) and angiotensin-
(1, 8)-octapeptide (ANG II) to conscious dogs were studied by measurements of systolic …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are a new class of drugs whose main
indications are the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure. This article …