Abnormal Endothelium-Dependent Vascular Relaxation in Patients with Essential Hypertension

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 323, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 22-27

  Panza, Julio A ^a   Quyyumi, Arshed A ^a   Brush, John E ^a   Epstein, Stephen E ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0025283892     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199007053230105     Document Type: Article

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