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Ramipril for claudication?

The Journal of Family Practice. 2013 October;62(10):579-580
September 25, 2013|Family Medicine
Luke A. Stephens, MD, MSPH;Nina Rogers, MD;James J. Stevermer, MD, MSPH
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Luke A. Stephens, MD, MSPH; Nina Rogers, MD; James J. Stevermer, MD, MSPH
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia (Drs. Stephens and Stevermer); Department of Family Medicine, University of Chicago (Dr. Rogers)

PURLs EDITOR
Anne Mounsey, MD
Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This ACE inhibitor can help patients with peripheral artery disease walk longer while remaining pain free.

CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTATION: Monitoring, adverse effects may present problems

Use of ACE inhibitors requires monitoring of renal function and serum potassium. In addition, ACE inhibitors can induce a chronic cough that often limits their use in those affected; 6.6% of the treatment group withdrew from this study due to persistent cough.1

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The PURLs surveillance system was supported in part by Grant Number UL1RR024999 from the National center for Research Resources, a clinical Translational science Award to the University of Chicago. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National center for Research Resources or the National Institutes of Health.

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