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- noun pharmacology A drug commonly used to treat
hypertension .
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- noun an ACE inhibitor (trade name Altace) used to treat high blood pressure or in some patients who have had a heart attack
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One group took the polypill, which contained the three blood pressure drugs atenolol, ramipril and thiazide; the generic cholesterol drug simvastatin and a baby aspirin.
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Among the findings, which will be published in the Jan. 20 New England Journal of Medicine: ramipril cut risk of heart attack by 20 percent and stroke by 31 percent.
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Salim Yusuf of Ontario's McMaster University and colleagues announced last week that a blood-pressure medication, ramipril, turns out to have broader benefits.
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Yusuf and colleagues also encountered a mystery: patients on ramipril were less likely to develop diabetes.
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Doctors already use ramipril to help survivors of heart attacks and heart failure live longer.
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Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors like lisinopril or ramipril lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of premature death by 15 to 20 percent and improve quality of life.
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Commonly prescribed ACE inhibitors include enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, ramipril (Altace), and trandolapril (Mavik).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Commonly prescribed ACE inhibitors include enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, ramipril (Altace), and trandolapril (Mavik).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Commonly prescribed ACE inhibitors include enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, ramipril (Altace), and trandolapril (Mavik).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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