ACE INHIBITORS

Course overview

ACE INHIBITORS ARE A MEDICATION CLASS USED IN THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTOR FOR CORONARY DISEASE HEART FAILURE, STROKE, AND A HOST OF OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS. MOST CASES ARE PRIMARY AND NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY SPECIFIC ETIOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MECHANISM, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF ACE INHIBITOR THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING AS RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND ITS RELATED CONDITIONS AND SEQUELAE.