ACE INHIBITORS

Course overview

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