PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AND USE THEREOF IN THE PREVENTION OF STROKE, DIABETES AND/OR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

摘要

The present invention relates to use of an inhibitor of the renin-angiotensi n system (RAS) or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, particular ly ramipril or ramiprilat, in the manufacture of a medicament for the preventio n of stroke, diabetes and/or congestive heart failure (CHF). The present invention further relates to a method of prevention and/or treatment of stroke, diabetes and/or CHF, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of the RAS or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, particularly ramipril or ramiprilat, to a patient in nee d of such prevention and/or treatment.