ACE inhibitor for PAD may improve pain-free walking
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
Among patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication (pain in the calf that comes and goes, typically felt while walking), 24 weeks of treatment with the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor ramipril was associated with improvement in pain-free and maximum walking times and the physical health aspect of quality of life, according to a new study.