3 patients in whom it is worth to use ramipril Case report

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Dominika Dąbrowska
Artur Mamcarz

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The work presents the characteristics of 3 patients with hypertension with associated cardiovascular risk factors. The patients in whom ACE-inhibitors are the optimal drug both in monotherapy and combination therapy are discussed in detail.

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Dąbrowska, D., & Mamcarz , A. (2018). 3 patients in whom it is worth to use ramipril. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 11(1(38), 45-48. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.MF.0118.7
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