ACE Inhibitors in Acute Myocardial Infarction

ACE inhibitors in acute myocardial infarction: patient selection and timing.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors have earned their place along with aspirin, b-blockers, and thrombolytic agents as medical therapies proven to reduce mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. The results of well-conducted, randomized, controlled clinical trials have been so consistent and so conclusive that the emphasis now shifts from research to implementation. Because the tria...

ACE inhibitors vs. angiotensin II receptor blockers in acute myocardial infarction and heart failure.

Indications for ACE Inhibitors in the Early Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Indications for ACE Inhibitors in the Early Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction : Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 1998 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.97.22.2202 1998;97:2202-2212 Circulation. http://circ.ahajournals.org/co...

What to expect from ACE inhibitors after myocardial infarction.

Rapid Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction

To improve the specificity of biochemical markers of myocardial infarction (MI) a method to measure cardiac troponin-I (CTn-I) was developed. CTn-I is a protein unique to cardiac muscle and is released after MI. Consecutive 150 patients admitted to the coronary care unit was studied. Value of CTn-I was determined in all samples. CTn-I concentration in the MI patients group was increased com...