The clinical significance of neurohormonal activation

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. A, 1997, Pages 53-73

  Pool, Peter E ^a  

^a Reno Cardiology Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Left ventricular dysfunction; Mibefradil; Neurohormones

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CAPTOPRIL; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; ENDOTHELIN; HYDRALAZINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NEUROHORMONE; NIFEDIPINE; PRAZOSIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW;

EID: 0030719420     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(97)80037-9     Document Type: Article

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