Acute endothelinA receptor antagonism improves coronary artery compliance in coronary artery disease patients

Clinical Science

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL. 48, 2002, Pages

  Kyriakides, Zenon S ^a   Kremastinos, Dimitrios Th ^a   Kolokathis, Fotis ^a   Kostopoulou, Anna ^a   Georgiadis, Michael ^a   Webb, David J ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Coronary circulation; Endothelin; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR AGONIST;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0036671636     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs103s179s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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