Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade corrects cutaneous nitric oxide deficit in postural tachycardia syndrome

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Stewart, Julian M ^a   Taneja, Indu ^a   Glover, June ^a   Medow, Marvin S ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Lasers

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LOSARTAN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICRODIALYSIS; POSTURAL TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; LOSARTAN; MICRODIALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; POSTURE; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RESEARCH DESIGN; SKIN; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION;

EID: 38149073869     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01139.2007     Document Type: Article

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