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[Physiopathology of the acute adverse effects of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Oct 2007
Adam Albert, Désormeaux Anik, Moreau Marie-Eve
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin-I-converting-enzyme inhibitors are currently used to treat more than 40 million cardiovascular patients worldwide. These drugs have a variety of acute adverse effects, the nature of which depends on the clinical context, and which include angioedema, anaphylactoid reactions in hemodialysis patients, and severe hypotensive reactions during blood product transfusions. These adverse effects result from a...
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