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How can an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor such as captopril be effective as an antihypertensive?
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ACE inhibitors reduce blood pressure by causing less aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone to be released, resulting in more water output and a lowering of the blood volume, which lowers the blood pressure.
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