title: Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors in the treatment of hypertension.
abstract: Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors have become an important element in the antihypertensive armamentarium. They are well tolerated and efficacious in essential and secondary hypertension, and may open new insights into the pathophysiology of the hypertensive state.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Department, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Coats
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000502:physiology; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A