Inhibition of cortisol production with metyrapone prevents mental stress-induced endothelial dysfunction and baroreflex impairment

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 344-350

  Broadley, Andrew J M ^a   Korszun, Ania ^b   Abdelaal, Eltigani ^c   Moskvina, Valentina ^d   Jones, Christopher J H ^d   Nash, Gerard B ^c   Ray, Clare ^c   Deanfield, John ^e   Frenneaux, Michael P ^c,f  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; PLACEBO;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CORONARY DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; METYRAPONE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VASODILATION;

EID: 22044444152     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.03.068     Document Type: Article

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