Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with bronchial responsiveness and asthma.

Kaufman, J; Schmitt, S; Barnard, J; Busse, W · Chest · 1992

rct · Level II

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Abstract

Twenty-one subjects with known bronchial hyperreactivity were prospectively randomized in double-blind fashion to receive one of two angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I), enalapril or spirapril, for three weeks. Spirometry and methacholine provocation were performed prior to, during, and following ACE-I usage. Three of 21 subjects developed a nonproductive cough. However, only one subject wheezed slightly. Spirometry and bronchial reactivity (PD20) were unchanged throughout the study.

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