Heart Beat: ACE giveaway could save lives, money
Heart Beat
ACE giveaway could save lives, money
If the best things in life are free, then doctors should be giving away ACE inhibitors to people with diabetes. University of Michigan researchers estimate that making these drugs available at no cost would saves lives, not to mention billions of dollars in health care costs.
Most people with diabetes have high blood pressure. Diabetes also dangerously boosts the chances of having a heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, or other manifestation of cholesterol-clogged arteries (atherosclerosis).
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