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Ramipril UsesThere are a number of uses for ramipril. The medicine is licensed to treat high blood pressure, as well as congestive heart failure following a heart attack to help increase survival and decrease the chances of developing severe heart failure. Ramipril is also used to reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke, and death from heart- or blood vessel-related causes in people over the age of 55 with a history of coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, or diabetes. There are also some "off-label" ramipril uses, including treating kidney problems in people with scleroderma (hardening and thickening of the skin).
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;
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