Cardiac damage prevention by eplerenone: Comparison with low sodium diet or potassium loading

Hypertension

Volumn 39, Issue 2 II, 2002, Pages 614-618

  Martinez, Diego V ^a   Rocha, Ricardo ^a   Matsumura, Mamiko ^a   Oestreicher, Eveline ^a   Ochoa Maya, Margarita ^a   Roubsanthisuk, Weranuj ^a   Williams, Gordon H ^a   Adler, Gail K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Cardiovascular diseases; Potassium; Rats; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; EPLERENONE; MINERALOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HEART INJURY; HEART PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

EID: 0036176431     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hyp.39.2.614     Document Type: Conference Paper

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