The Clinician's Guide to ACE Inhibition

Basic mode of action in heart failure; basic mode of action in hypertension; neuroendocrine activation in left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure; the effects of ACE inhibitors in resting haemodynamics; the effects of ACE inhibitors on exercise; the effect of ACE inhibitors on renal function; the metabolic consequences of ACE inhibition; the use of ACE inhibitors after myocardial infarction; an overview of survival studies in left ventricular dysfunction; ACE inhibitors and coexisting disease; drug interactions with ACE inhibitors; comparison between ACE inhibitors and other therapies for heart failure and hypertension, and comparison between ACE inhibitor drugs; safety and tolerance and practical aspects of prescribing.