Endothelial dysfunction in essential hypertension: Clinical implications

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1671-1674

  Taddei, Stefano ^a   Salvetti, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PROSTANOID;

ADULT; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0036735723     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200209000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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