Vitamin C improves endothelial dysfunction of epicardial coronary arteries in hypertensive patients

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1513-1519

  Solzbach, Ulrich ^a   Hornig, Burkhard ^b   Jeserich, Michael ^b   Just, Hanjörg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Antioxidants; Blood flow; Endothelium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ASCORBIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030782969     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.5.1513     Document Type: Article

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