Endothelium-dependent vasodilation is independent of the plasma L-arginine/ADMA ratio in men with stable angina: Lack of effect of oral L-arginine on endothelial function, oxidative stress and exercise performance

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 499-505

  Walker, Hamish A ^a   McGing, Elaine ^a   Fisher, Ian ^a   Böger, Rainer H ^b   Bode Böger, Stefanie M ^c   Jackson, Graham ^a   Ritter, James M ^a   Chowienczyk, Philip J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 ISOPROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARGININE; DINOPROST; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; F2-ISOPROSTANES; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATION;

EID: 0034889663     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01380-8     Document Type: Article

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