Effect of benazepril on endothelial function in previously untreated hypertensive patients

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 233-236

  Nagy, Lajos ^a   Tarján, Jeno ^a   Sámóczi, Marianna ^a   Kovács, Imre ^a   Takács, János ^b  

^a Markusovszky Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

^b Department of Pulmonology   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Benazepril; Endothelium; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

BENAZEPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031855702     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-199807000-00005     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Celermajer DS, et al: Cigarette smoking is associated with dose-related and potentially reversible impairment of endothelium-dependent dilatation in healthy young adults. Circulation 1993;88(part 1):2149-2155.
2. Celermajer DS, et al: Endothelium-dependent dilatation in the systemic arteries of asymptomatic subjects relates to coronary risk factors and their interaction. J Am Coll Cardiol 1994;24:1468-1474.
3. Chowieczyk PJ, et al: Impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilatation of forearm resistance vessels in hypercholesterolaemia. Lancet 1992;340:1430-1432.
4. Heitzer T, et al: Cigarette smoking potentiates endothelial dysfunction of forearm resistance vessel in patients with hypercholesterolemia. Circulation 1996;93:1346-1353.
5. Mary C, et al: Technical aspects of evaluating brachial artery vasodilatation using high-frequency ultrasound. Am J Physiol 1995;268:H1397-H1404.
6. Vallance P, Collier J, Moncada S: Effects of endothelium-derived nitric oxide on peripheral arteriolar tone in man. Lancet 1989;2:997-1000.
7. Celermajer DS, et al: Non-invasive detection of endothelial dysfunction in children and adults at risk of atherosclerosis. Lancet 1992;340:1111-1115.
8. Safar ME, et al: Pulsed Doppler: diameter, blood flow velocity and volumic flow of the brachial artery in sustained essential hypertension. Circulation 1981;63:393-400.
9. Schretzenmayr A: Über kreislaufregulatorische Vorgange a den großen Arbeiten bei der Muskelarbeit. Pfluegers Arch Gesemte Physiol 1993;232:743-748.
10. Drexler H, et al: Flow-dependent coronary artery dilatation in humans. Circulation 1989;80:466-474.
11. Erling A, et al: Flow-mediated and reflex changes in large peripheral artery tone in humans. Circulation 1989; 79:93-100.
12. Creager MA, Roddy MA: Effect of captopril and enalapril on endothelial function in hypertensive patients. Hypertension 1994;24:499-505.
13. Glenn N, et al: Ascorbic acid reverses endothelial vasomotor dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease. Circulation 1996;93:1107-1113.
14. Panza JA, et al: Abnormal endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation in patients with essential hypertension. N Engl J Med 1990;323:22-27.
15. Panza JA, Quyyumi AA, Callahan TS, et al: Effect of antihypertension treatment on endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation in patients with essential hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 1993;21:1145-1151.
16. Hirooka Y, et al: Captopril improves impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in hypertensive patients. Hypertension 1992;20:175-180.
17. Weidinger F, et al: Flow-mediated vasodilation of the brachial artery does not correlate with coronary acetylcholine responses in patients with angina pectoris. Eur Heart J 1995;16(suppl 89):563.
18. Uehata A, et al: Close relationship of endothelial dysfunction in coronary and brachial artery. Circulation [Abstract] 1993;88(suppl I):I-618.