Angiotensin receptor blockers and magnesium status in essential hypertension (multiple letters)

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1636-1637

  Kisters, Klaus ^a   Gremmler, Bernhard ^b   Hausberg, Martin ^c   Koren Michowitz, Maya ^d   Golik, Ahuva ^d  

^a ST ANNA HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b Marien Hospital Bottrop gGmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CANDESARTAN; EPROSARTAN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS LOSARTAN; ION CHANNEL; IRBESARTAN; LOSARTAN; MAGNESIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; VALSARTAN; ZINC;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 29144431647     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.05.010     Document Type: Letter

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