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- coscaire einsímí tiontaithe angaitheannaine Reference COM-GA
- ga
- coscaire ACE Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
- ga
- angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor | ACE inhibitor | ACEI | angiotensin-I-converting enzyme inhibitor
- en
- Definition "a class of drugs (mainly for the treatment of hypertension and of congestive heart failure) that inhibit the activity of angiotension converting enzyme (ACE [ IATE:125115 ]) and therefore decrease the production of angiotensin II. As a result of the lower levels of angiotensin II produced, the blood vessels enlarge or dilate, and blood pressure is reduced." Reference "Based on: MedicineNet.com, Health and Medical Information produced by doctors, http://www.medicinenet.com/ace_inhibitors/article.htm and On-line Medical Dictionary, http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?query=angiotensin+converting+enzyme+inhibitor&action=Search+OMD [1.6.2007]"
- Comment "Drugs which prevent angiotensin II from binding with its receptors (AT1) on the surface of the cells are called ""angiotensin-receptor blockers"" [ IATE:2224770 ]"
- inhibiteur de l'enzyme de conversion de l'angiotensine | IECA
- fr
- Definition médicaments, utilisés surtout contre l'hypertension, qui inhibent, entre autres, la synthèse de l'angiotensine II (un puissant vasoconstricteur) , à partir de l'angiotensine I. La suppression de l'effet vasoconstricteur de l'angiotensine II induit une baisse de la pression artérielle. Reference "Université Paris VI, Faculté de Médecine Pierre et Marie Curie, Les inhibiteurs de l'enzyme de conversion et antagonistes des récepteurs de l'angiotensine II, http://www.chups.jussieu.fr/polys/pharmaco/poly/POLY.Chp.9.3.html [1.6.2007]"