The role of the renin-angiotensin system in atrial fibrillation and the therapeutic effects of ACE-Is and ARBS

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-351

  Novo, Giuseppina ^a,b   Guttilla, Daniela ^a   Fazio, Giovanni ^a   Cooper, Debbie ^a   Novo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitors; Angiotensin receptors blockers; Atrial fibrillation; Recurrence; Renin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CANDESARTAN; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; HYDRALAZINE; IRBESARTAN; LOSARTAN; PERINDOPRIL; RAMIPRIL; TELMISARTAN; VALSARTAN;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CARDIOVERSION; COUGHING; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 49549102549     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2008.03234.x     Document Type: Review

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