Benefits and Risks of Continuing Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists, and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists during Hospitalizations for Acute Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Estefanía Oliveros,
Ebenezer Oni,
Anum Shahzad,
Aaron Y. Kluger,
Kevin Bryan Lo,
Janani Rangaswami,
Peter A. McCullough
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cardiorenal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1664-3828
pISSN - 1664-5502
DOI - 10.1159/000504167
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , aldosterone , renin–angiotensin system , angiotensin ii , mineralocorticoid receptor , spironolactone , endocrinology , intensive care medicine , cardiology , pharmacology , receptor , blood pressure
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of acute and chronic heart failure (HF) and represents an important target for guideline-directed medical therapy.
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