Hypertension causes premature aging of endothelial function in humans

Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 736-743

  Taddei, Stefano ^a   Virdis, Agostino ^b   Mattei, Paola ^b   Ghiadoni, Lorenzo ^b   Fasolo, Ciro Basile ^b   Sudano, Isabella ^b   Salvetti, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

acetylcholine; aging; endothelium; hypertension, essential; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; INDOMETACIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031020629     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.29.3.736     Document Type: Article

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