Nitric Oxide Release Is Impaired in Hypertensive Individuals With Familial History of Stroke

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1213-1216

  Cosentino, Francesco ^a   Francia, Pietro ^a   Musumeci, Beatrice ^a   De Siati, Luca ^a   Rao, Maria Assunta ^b   De Luca, Nicola ^b   Balla, Cristina ^a   De Sensi, Francesco ^a   Volpe, Massimo ^a,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

endothelial dysfunction; flow dependent dilation; Hypertension; nitric oxide; stroke

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; STROKE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROGLYCERIN; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RADIAL ARTERY; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33845186131     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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