Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

e.g., captopril, enalapril.
This new group of drugs inhibits one of the body’s mechanisms for
narrowing blood vessels – a biochemical process which depends on “ACE”
or angiotensin converting enzyme.

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