Anti-ischaemic effects of ACE inhibitors: review of current clinical evidence and ongoing clinical trials

Important ongoing experimental and clinical research is evaluating the potential use of ACE inhibitors in a wider range of patients, in addition to their well accepted use in heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction and hypertension. We review briefly the clinical data supporting a potential role for ACE inhibitors in the prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke and the wider use of these agents in hypertension, renal disease and …