FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Angiotensin Axis Blocking Drugs In the Perioperative Period

Alan Smeltz, MD

Resident-CA 2
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Priya A. Kumar, MD

Professor of Anesthesiology
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The authors reported no relevant financial disclosures.

Creative Commons schematic by A.Rad.

Introduction

Drugs causing angiotensin axis blockade (AAB) include angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) agents. Due to the current trend of

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Introduction