ACE and Hypertension: Twenty-two of the 30 patients had been on antihypertensive drugs due to known arterial hypertension; 14 patients were on single drug treatment (8 on beta blockers, 2 on ACE-Inhibitors, and 4 on sartans), 6 patients on a combination of beta blockers and ACE-Inhibitors, and 5 patients on a combination of beta blockers and sartans.