Angiotensin receptor antagonist losartan improves endothelial function of epicardial coronary arteries in patients with essential hypertension

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 422-428

  Deng, You Bin ^a   Yang, Hao Yi ^a   Li, Chun Lei ^a   Chang, Qing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiotensin antagonist; Cold pressor test; Coronary endothelial function; Echocardiography; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LOSARTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0036729509     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960250906     Document Type: Article

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