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Drugs taken by pregnant women for hypertension – angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE inhibitors – are known to have a toxic effect on unborn babies during the second or third trimesters.
High blood pressure in early pregnancy linked to birth defects 2011
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Consider the ACE gene, which codes for angiotensin-converting enzyme and comes in two forms, one of which has an insert of 287 base pairs in its code.
When Genes Write the Athletic Playbook Matt Ridley 2011
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Medicines include diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers and, maybe, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
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"These drugs are often overprescribed, as a result of aggressive marketing and in the absence of evidence that they are better than angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors," another class of drugs.
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To simplify things, Kathy Berra says, The most important drugs are the ABCs: A is for aspirin and ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, B is for beta blockers, and C stands for cholesterol-lowering and calcium channel blockers.
The 10 Best Questions™ for Recovering from a Heart Attack Ph.D. Dede Bonner 2009
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ACE inhibitors (angiotensin-converting enzyme) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) prevent heart enlargement after a heart attack and help improve blood flow, high blood pressure, and heart failure.
The 10 Best Questions™ for Recovering from a Heart Attack Ph.D. Dede Bonner 2009
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Heart failure mortality among older medicare beneficiaries: association with left ventricular function evaluation and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ...
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When Smithies et al targeted another important gene for blood pressure regulation, the one coding for the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), no such linear relationship was observed, in spite of the effectiveness of ACE inhibitors in reducing blood pressure.
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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Heart failure mortality among older medicare beneficiaries: association with left ventricular function evaluation and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ...
Facts about Pres. Obama, Social Security, Medicare, and Tax Free Savings Accounts 2009
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Despite medical treatment diuretics and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, cardiovascular and respiratory signs dramatically worsened over a 1-month period, with several daily syncope, cyanosis and tachypnoea at rest requiring permanent oxygen therapy.
DiCaprio On Board Nolan’s ‘Inception’ | We Are Movie Geeks 2009
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