ABSTRACT
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are used primarily to treat hypertension and are also useful for conditions such as heart failure and chronic kidney disease, independent of their effect on blood pressure. This article reviews the indications for ACE inhibitors and ARBs and offers advice for managing their adverse effects, particularly declining renal function and hyperkalemia.
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- Tasnim Momoniat, MBCHB, MRCP (UK)
- Duha Ilyas, MBBS, MRCP (UK)
- Sunil Bhandari, MBCHB, FRCP, PhD, M CLIN EDU, FHEA⇑
- ADDRESS: Professor Sunil Bhandari, Department of Nephrology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Anlaby Road, Hull, East Yorkshire HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom; Sunil.Bhandari{at}hey.nhs.uk
ABSTRACT
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are used primarily to treat hypertension and are also useful for conditions such as heart failure and chronic kidney disease, independent of their effect on blood pressure. This article reviews the indications for ACE inhibitors and ARBs and offers advice for managing their adverse effects, particularly declining renal function and hyperkalemia.
- © 2019 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.