When ACE inhibitors are used

ACE inhibitors are used to prevent, treat, or improve symptoms in conditions such as:

• High blood pressure, also called hypertension.
• Coronary artery disease.
• Heart failure.
• Diabetes.
• Some types of chronic kidney disease.
• Heart attacks.
• Scleroderma, a disease that involves hardening of the skin and connective tissues.
• Migraines.

An ACE inhibitor sometimes is used with another blood pressure medicine, such as a diuretic or calcium channel blocker.