Sentences with phrase «used angiotensin»

Benazapril is another commonly used angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (also called an «ACE inhibitor») and might be used in either dogs or cats.

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The peptides were later used by researchers at Bristol - Myers Squibb to develop the first group of angiotensin - converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.

Mads E. Jørgensen, M.B., of Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and coauthors examined in - hospital records and out - of - hospital pharmacotherapy use in Danish patients with uncomplicated hypertension treated with at least two antihypertensive drugs (β - blockers, thiazides, calcium antagonists or renin - angiotensin system [RAS] inhibitors) undergoing noncardiac surgery between 2005 and 2011.

Using 2006 - 11 data from Medicare's Part D drug benefit, the study found that 60 percent of patients with heart problems who saw a cardiologist received ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, versus 44 percent of those who didn't see a cardiologist.

They analyzed four types of antihypertensive drugs: beta blockers, diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), and CCBs, and used Cox proportional hazard regression models to obtain hazard ratios for the association of the four types of medication with risk of pancreatic cancer.

• In this 2009 study, statin use was associated with a rise of fasting plasma glucose in patients with and without diabetes, independently of other factors such as age, and use of aspirin, β - blockers, or angiotensin - converting enzyme inhibitors.

Patients with high urine protein loss may also benefi t from the use of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors drugs, which will help to slow the progression of disease.

Drugs commonly used are diuretics (e.g. furosemide to remove fluid that has accumulated in the abdomen or lungs and can cause your dog to drink more water and urinate more), angiotensin - converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors to relax blood vessels to allow more efficient blood flow from the heart and to ease the workload on the heart) and positive inotropic agents (e.g. pimobendan to increase the strength of contractility of the heart muscle tissue).

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor — A drug used to decrease pressure inside blood vessels.

The two groups of drugs that are in most common use for that in pets are angiotensin receptor blocking medications (ACE inhibitors, eg Fortekor ®, Lotensin ®, Enalapril ® aka ACE - Is)(ref1, rptref2, ref3) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs such as telmisartan / Semintra ®).

Semintra is an angiotensin receptor blocker for use in cats suffering from chronic kidney disease.

Enhancement of heart muscle contractility and reduction of blood pressure is gained with the use of angiotensin - converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors such as enalapril and benazepril and vasodilators like amlodipine and diltiazem.

Angiotensin - converting enzyme (or «ACE») inhibitors are commonly used to treat high blood pressure in people and, occasionally, pets.