Effect of simvastatin on cardiac fibrosis in patients with essential hypertension

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 280-282

  Zhang, Guo Gang ^a   Zhang, Sai Dan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Collagen; Hypertension; Moycardial fibrosis; Simvastatin; TGF 1

Indexed keywords

BENAZEPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 4 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; SIMVASTATIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MITRAL VALVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BENZAZEPINES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; SIMVASTATIN;

EID: 22244471385     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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