Several alternatives for patients who get a chronic cough from ACE inhibitors
January 1997
There are now several alternatives for patients who get a chronic cough from ACE inhibitors.
ACE inhibitors are extremely valuable for slowing the progression of congestive heart failure or diabetic kidney disease.
But up to a third of patients develop cough...in some cases severe enough to stop using the ACE inhibitor.
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