Assessment of effect of angiotensin II receptor antagonist losartan on aortic distensibility in patients with essential hypertension by echocardiography

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 164-167

  Yang, Haoyi ^a   Deng, Youbin ^a   Li, Chunlei ^a   Bi, Xiaojun ^a   Pan, Min ^a   Chang, Qing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiotensin receptor antagonist; Aortic distensibility; Echocardiography; Hypertension; Losartan

Indexed keywords

AORTIC DISTENSIBILITY; HYPERTENSION; LOSARTAN;

BLOOD; ELASTIC MODULI; PATIENT MONITORING; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; LOSARTAN;

AORTA; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AORTA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOSARTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN;

EID: 3142538627     PISSN: 0257716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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