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ACE Inhibitor or ARB

A medicine called an ACE Inhibitor or a medicine called an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) improve the heart's ability to pump blood. This guideline calls for patients who have problems with the heart pumping enough blood to the body to be prescribed one of these medicines when they're discharged from the hospital.

Source of information: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

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