Clinical applications of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors - Burnier, Michel, 1953-; Future Medicine Ltd. (London : Future Medicine Ltd, 2012)
Blocking the renin-angiotensin system : past, present and future / Michel Burnier -- Overview of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system / Cesar Cerezo & Luis M. Ruilope -- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors / Giorgio Gentile, Gianpaolo Reboldi, Fabio Angeli, Giovanni Mazzotta & Paolo Verdecchia -- Angiotensin receptor blockers / Carmine Savoia & Massimo Volpe -- Direct renin inhibition / Michel Azizi -- Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone inhibitors in combination therapy / Fadi G. Hage, Sulaf J. Mansur & Suzanne Oparil -- Renin-angiotensin system and the heart / Paramjit S. Tappia, Shelley Zieroth & Naranjan S. Dhalla -- Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the kidney / Niren K. Shah, Katie Vogel-Anderson, Rushab Choksi & Benjamin J. Epstein -- Pathophysiologic role of brain RAS in stroke protection : role of RAS blockers / Steven G. Chrysant -- Current guidelines for drugs blocking the renin-angiotensin system / Bernard Waeber & Fran's Feihl -- Emerging drugs affecting the renin-angiotensin system / A.H. Jan Danser & Anton J.M. Roks -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Renin-angiotensin system; Angiotensins -- Receptors -- Antagonists; Renin -- Inhibitors -- Therapeutic use; Angiotensin converting enzyme -- Inhibitors -- Therapeutic use; Renin-Angiotensin System; Angiotensins -- antagonists & inhibitors; Renin -- antagonists & inhibitors; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors -- therapeutic use; Electronic books