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

dc.contributor.authorKer, James A.
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-23T07:03:54Z
dc.date.available2015-09-23T07:03:54Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe 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.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.safpj.co.za/index.php/safpjen_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://medpharm.tandfonline.com/loi/ojfp20#.VgJFAVQaJHgen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKer. 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.issn2078-6190 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-6204 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/50030
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherMedpharm Publicationsen_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.subjectAngiotensin-specific receptor blockeren_ZA
dc.subjectRenin-angiotensin system (RAS)en_ZA
dc.subjectCardiovascular disease (CVD)en_ZA
dc.subjectAngiotensin IIen_ZA
dc.subjectHypertensionen_ZA
dc.subjectDiabetes mellitusen_ZA
dc.subjectHeart failureen_ZA
dc.subjectAherosclerosisen_ZA
dc.subjectMyocardial infarction (MI)en_ZA
dc.subjectStrokesen_ZA
dc.subjectAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE)en_ZA
dc.subjectAngiotensin-specific receptor blocker (ARB)en_ZA
dc.titleIs there a difference between an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin-specific receptor blocker for the treatment of hypertension?en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Ker_Is_2015.pdf
Size:
50.76 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article
Download

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Research Articles (Internal Medicine)
Research Articles (University of Pretoria)
Simple item page