Is there a difference between an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin-specific receptor blocker for the treatment of hypertension?

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dc.contributor.author Ker, James A.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-09-23T07:03:54Z
dc.date.available 2015-09-23T07:03:54Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and angiotensin II, in particular, play a central role and have been implicated in the spectrum of cardiovascular disease (CVD), beginning with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction (MI), strokes and heart failure. en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2015 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://medpharm.tandfonline.com/loi/ojfp20#.VgJFAVQaJHg en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Ker. JA 2015, 'Is there a difference between an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin-specific receptor blocker for the treatment of hypertension?', South African Family Practice, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 52-53. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 2078-6190 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2078-6204 (online)
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50030
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Medpharm Publications en_ZA
dc.rights © 2015 The Author(s). Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0]. en_ZA
dc.subject Angiotensin-specific receptor blocker en_ZA
dc.subject Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) en_ZA
dc.subject Cardiovascular disease (CVD) en_ZA
dc.subject Angiotensin II en_ZA
dc.subject Hypertension en_ZA
dc.subject Diabetes mellitus en_ZA
dc.subject Heart failure en_ZA
dc.subject Aherosclerosis en_ZA
dc.subject Myocardial infarction (MI) en_ZA
dc.subject Strokes en_ZA
dc.subject Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE) en_ZA
dc.subject Angiotensin-specific receptor blocker (ARB) en_ZA
dc.title Is there a difference between an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin-specific receptor blocker for the treatment of hypertension? en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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