Effect of angiotensin II receptor blockade on arterial stiffness: Beyond blood pressure reduction

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1092-1095

  Mahmud, Azra ^a   Feely, John ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Amplification; Angiotensin II receptor antagonist; Arterial stiffness; Augmentation index; Diuretic; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERTENSION; LOSARTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0036892857     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)02982-5     Document Type: Article

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