What is a mainstay treatment for stable coronary artery disease that reduces future cardiac events while also directly countering hypertension? Does it decrease preload only, afterload only, or both?
What is a mainstay treatment for stable coronary artery disease that reduces future cardiac events while also directly countering hypertension? Does it decrease preload only, afterload only, or both?
ACE inhibitors; decreases both preload (via ↓ aldosterone, ↑ diuresis) and afterload (via ↓ angiotensin II, ↓ vasoconstriction)