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41% of patients referred for suspected ACEI/ARB-induced angioedema still experienced recurrent angioedema or developed hives after more than 6 months off the drugs, meaning their diagnosis was likely mast cell-driven rather than bradykinin-mediated. Facial but not oral localization of angioedema was predictive of mast cell-driven diagnosis, while good response to icatibant predicted bradykinin-mediated diagnosis. Overdiagnosis of bradykinin angioedema may negatively impact management of serious cardiovascul
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- laxminurulsuci
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