Prognostic significance of endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive patients

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-196

  Perticone, Francesco ^a,c   Ceravolo, Roberto ^a   Pujia, Arturo ^a   Ventura, Giorgio ^a   Iacopino, Saverio ^a   Scozzafava, Angela ^a   Ferraro, Alessandro ^a   Chello, Massimo ^a   Mastroroberto, Pasquale ^a   Verdecchia, Paolo ^b   Schillaci, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Policlinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Endothelium; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LERICHE SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STROKE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0035838416     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.104.2.191     Document Type: Article

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