A dry and often bothersome cough is the most common adverse effect of ACE inhibitors. Recent studies indicate that cough may develop in ~10% of the patients treated with ACE inhibitors.
WHY? Mechanism unknown. It is thought to likely involve the protussive mediators: 1) bradykinin and 2) substance P. Normally they would be degraded by ACE and when using ACEi they accumulate in the lungs causing a cough.
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