Coronary circulation in hypertension and aging: An experimental study

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-10

  Susic, Dinko ^a   Varagic, Jasmina ^a   Frohlich, Edward D ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Coronary circulation; Hypertension; Minimal coronary vascular resistance; Salt excess

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ARGININE; CANDESARTAN; COLLAGEN; ENALAPRIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SALT INTAKE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR FIBROSIS; WISTAR KYOTO RAT;

EID: 44349193462     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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