USE OF CAPTOPRIL AS A CARDIOPROTECTOR AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FOR HEART TROUBLE ASSOCIATED WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

摘要

The invention relates to the use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor), captopril, for controlling the cardiac inflammatory process that accompanies arterial hypertension based on the reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating said alteration, comprising a therapeutically effective quantity of captopril.