Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.

A class of drugs whose main indications are the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. They exert their hemodynamic effect mainly by inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system (National Library of Medicine).

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