Captopril is known to lower blood pressure, protect ischemic myocardium, and inhibit myocardial hypertrophy and vascular remodeling.
Captopril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, which can reduce blood pressure and peripheral vascular resistance, diastole, inhibit myocardial hypertrophy and vascular remodeling, protect ischemic myocardium, and improve vascular endothelial function, etc. The drug is mainly used in the treatment of various types of hypertension, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction.
Adverse effects of the drug include rash, palpitations, tachycardia, chest pain, cough, dullness of taste, vertigo, headache, and angioedema. In addition there are such as severe systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune diseases, bone marrow suppression, cerebral arteries or coronary arteries with insufficient blood supply, high blood potassium, aortic valve stenosis, etc. Use this drug with caution.
Also, special attention should be paid to the fact that the drug can pass through the placenta and affect the development of the fetus, or even cause fetal death, so the use of the drug is prohibited for women during pregnancy.
The use of the drug should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.