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
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.
