Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and stroke risk: benefit beyond blood pressure reduction?

DE Hilleman, BD Lucas Jr - Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Hypertension, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, accounts for 25–49% of all strokes.
Randomized placebo‐controlled trials primarily with diuretics and β‐blockers administered …

Deriving treatment recommendations from evidence within randomized trials the role and limitation of meta-analysis

N Freemantle, J Mason, M Eccles - International Journal of …, 1999 - cambridge.org
Meta-analysis is commonly used in reviews of the effectiveness of medical technologies, but
this approach has not been used in direct support of guidelines development groups. This …

ACE inhibitors in heart failure: prospects and limitations

B Pitt - Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 1997 - Springer
ACE inhibitors have been shown to be effective in reducing the morbidity and mortality of
patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, but their application to clinical practice in …

[PDF][PDF] Ensayos clínicos en insuficiencia cardíaca

JC Aguilara, AH Martíneza - Rev Esp Cardiol, 2001 - academia.edu
En 1987 se publicaron los resultados del estudio Consensus, que demostró que un
inhibidor de la enzima de conversión de la angiotensina (IECA), el enalapril, era capaz de …

Clinical research and trials in developing countries

S Yusuf - Statistics in medicine, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Over 80 per cent of the global disease burden occurs in developing countries. Yet the
proportion of research conducted in these countries is less than 10 per cent of the global …

Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors on thrombotic mediators: potential clinical implications

SA Kothari, MK Le, PJ Gandhi - Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2003 - Springer
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) were initially developed as therapeutic
agents targeted for the treatment of hypertension. Since the initial application of these …

Nitrates and left ventricular remodeling

BI Jugdutt - The American journal of cardiology, 1998 - Elsevier
Left ventricular remodeling is the major mechanism leading to cardiac enlargement, failure,
and death after myocardial infarction. It is associated with early disruption of collagen matrix …

Risks and benefits of early treatment of acute myocardial infarction with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor in patients with a history of arterial hypertension …

F Avanzini, G Ferrario, L Santoro, P Peci, P Giani… - American Heart …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background Many trials have proved the benefits of early systematic treatment with
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …

[PDF][PDF] Применение ингибиторов ангиотензинпревращающего фермента у больных, перенесших острый инфаркт миокарда

ДВ Преображенский, БА Сидоренко… - Кардиология, 2008 - akrikhin.ru
Статья была опубликована в издании «Кардиология»(2008, 11) пию каптоприлом (до
150 мг/сут) начинали между 3-ми и 16-ми сутками ОИМ (в среднем на 11-й день) …

Use of beta-blocking agents in secondary prevention after myocardial infarction: a case for evidence-based medicine? GISSI experience, 1984–1993

F Avanzini, G Zuanetti, R Latini, F Colombo… - European heart …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Aims Many clinical trials conducted in the 1970s and early 1980s have shown that the long-
term use of beta-blockers after an acute myocardial infarction significantly reduces mortality …