An antihypertensive agent that can also be used to slow or prevent the progression of heart disease in people with childhood cancer treated with drugs that may be harmful to the heart. Found on http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=E
<chemical> Orally active inhibitor of kininase II. It controls essential and renal hypertension, improves glomerular filtration rate and effective renal blood flow, and decreases renal vascular resistance without producing adverse effects on salt and water excretion or body fluid composition. ... Pharmacological action: angiotensin-converting... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(ә-nal´ә-pril) an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, used as enalapril maleate in the treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, and asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Vasotecnoun an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974