Also referred to as Angiotension Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

ACE Inhibitors for those with:

   -    Heart Failure
   -    Past history of Myocardial infarction  [Heart Attack]
   -    Coronary Heart Disease
   -    Diabetes Mellitus
   -    Chronic Kidney Disease
   -    Stroke risk

Blocks the rennin-angiotension-aldosterone system

Reduces deaths by 20% with those who have symptoms of Heart failure

Three main catagories of ACE inhibitors

1.)   Dicarboxylate-containing agents
2.)   Sulfhydryl-containing agents
3.)   Phosphonate-containg agents

· Benazepril   (Lotension)           Dicarboxylate

· Captopril   (Capoten)           Sulfhydryl

· Enalapril   (Vasotec)            Dicarboxylate

· Fosinopril   (Monopril)           Phosphonate

· Lisinopril   (Prinivil, Zestril)          Dicarboxylate

· Moexipril   (Univasc)

· Perindopril   (Aceon)

· Quinapril   (Accupril)           Dicarboxylate

· Ramipril   (Altace)           Dicarboxylate

· Trandolapril   (Mavik)