Active and passive effects of antihypertensive drugs on large artery diameter and elasticity in human essential hypertension

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 78-85

  Chau, Nguyen Phong ^a   Simon, Alain ^b   Vilar, José ^a   Cabrera Fischer, Edmondo ^c   Pithois Merli, Isabelle ^b   Levenson, Jaime ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN FAVALORO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive drugs; Arterial compliance; Arterial diameter; Arterial smooth muscle; Hypertension; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

CADRALAZINE; CAPTOPRIL; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; KETANSERIN; MEDROXALOL; NITRENDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; DRUG EFFECT; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COMPLIANCE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; VASODILATION;

EID: 0026570521     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199201000-00011     Document Type: Article

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