Captopril is a potent, competitive inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), the enzyme responsible for the conversion of angiotensin I (ATI) to angiotensin II (ATII). ATII regulates blood pressure and is a key component of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Captopril may be used in the treatment of hypertension.
For the treatment of essential or renovascular hypertension (usually administered with other drugs, particularly thiazide diuretics). May be used to treat congestive heart failure in combination with other drugs (e.g. cardiac glycosides, diuretics, β-adrenergic blockers). May improve survival in patients with left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction. May be used to treat nephropathy, including diabetic nephropathy.
Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Pediatrics and Adolescents Diabetes Unit (PADU), Pediatrics Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Fuwai hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Fuwai hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Fuwai hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States
University of Flordia, Gainesville, Florida, United States
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