A patient is admitted with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI).The nurse knows that an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitor should be started within 24 hours to reduce the incidence of which process?
A) Myocardial stunning
B) Hibernating myocardium
C) Myocardial remodeling
D) Tachycardia

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Myocardial remodeling is a process mediated by angiotensin II,aldosterone,catecholamine,adenosine,and inflammatory cytokines; it causes myocyte hypertrophy and loss of contractile function in the areas of the heart distant from the site of infarctions.ACE inhibitors reduce the incidence of remodeling.

A Patient Is Admitted with an Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)