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Abstract 4134796: Safety of over 1000 consecutive, selected low risk patients with accelerated discharge from a chest pain unit with early generation cardiac troponin use, no cardiac functional or anatomic testing and no clinical risk scores

Circulation

Women received more discharge cardiac medications than men: antiplatelet agents, statins, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II blockers, calcium channel blockers, and nitrates (p=0.0002 - 0.04).Follow-up Length of stay (LOS) in the CPU to discharge was 10.4

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Medications for Congenital Heart Disease: What Every Parent Should Know

Conquering CHD

ACE Inhibitors WHAT THEY DO : ACE inhibitors block the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) which causes narrowing of blood vessels. COMMON NAMES : Some common brand name ACE inhibitor drugs available to patients with CHD include lisinopril, ramipril and enalapril.