Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors

Benefits

• Helps your heart muscle to heal after a heart attack
• Can prevent further damage to an already weakened heart
• Can help to control high blood pressure
• Protects your kidneys if you are living with diabetes or kidney disease
• Protects your arteries and reduces the chance that you will have a heart attack or stroke if you had one of these events or are at high risk of having one

​​Action

• ​​​Prescribed for patients with high blood pressure or heart failure
• ​​​Expands (opens up) blood vessels to lower blood pressure and increase the amount of blood the heart pumps

Potential Side Effects

• Dry cough (common)
• Rash
• Rapid swelling of your lips or face
• Low blood pressure
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Headache

Common Names

• Benazepril (Lotensin®)
• Captopril (Capoten®)
• Cilazapril (Inhibace®, Zapril®)
• Enalapril (Vasotec®)
• Fosinopril (Monopril®)
• Lisinopril (Prinivil®, Zestril®)
• Moexipril (Univasc®)
• Perindopril (Coversyl®, Aceon®)
• Quinapril (Accupril®)
• Ramipril (Altace®)
• Trandolapril (Mavik®)